All Grenfell articles 鈥� Page 5
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NewsHarley denies Grenfell Tower was 鈥榞uinea pig鈥� for new insulation
Inquiry into 2017 disaster hears聽Celotex wanted to use refurbishment for just-launched product
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NewsGrenfell refurb was first project manager role for son of Harley boss
Inquiry hears Ben Bailey was just 25 when he started on scheme and did not think understanding 星空传媒 Regulations was part of his job
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NewsSeptember week two: What we learned from Harley Facades at the Grenfell Inquiry
Cladding specialist lacked staff qualified to check materials but got discount worth 拢41,000 on combustible insulation panels, probe hears
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Harley designer quizzed over missing cavity barriers
Cladding firm鈥檚 hired hand believed lack of key safety component in architect鈥檚 drawings聽reflected 鈥榙ifferent route to compliance鈥�
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Harley 鈥榩roject designer鈥� was freelance draughtsman
Hired hand did not know what job title would be until cladding specialist printed his business cards
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NewsHarley design manager expected ACM to melt, not burn, Grenfell Inquiry told
Cladding firm specialist says combustibility of Reynobond PE 55 panels was 鈥榥ot something he ever thought about鈥�
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NewsFacades specialist Harley 鈥榙idn鈥檛 check鈥� fire performance of Grenfell insulation
Inquiry also hears cladding firm got a 47.5% discount on combustible Celotex product fitted to block
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NewsEstimating error led Harley to favour ACM cassettes, Grenfell Inquiry told
Cladding firm鈥檚 estimating manager admits cost impact was 鈥榤inimised鈥� by choice of covering eventually installed on block
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CommentAnger over defeated Fire Safety Bill amendment is misplaced
Change may not be fast enough for some but it is coming, says Andrew Mellor聽
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NewsSeptember week one: What we learned from Rydon and Harley at the Grenfell Inquiry
Refurbishment main contractor and facades specialist questioned as hearings resume after summer break
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NewsCladding contractor denies 鈥榩ushing hard鈥� to use ACM on Grenfell Tower
Harley Facades commercial manager quizzed about close relationship with Reynobond manufacturer Arconic
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry hears Harley boss rip into regulatory regime
Cladding firm鈥檚 director calls for immediate ban on use of combustible materials, claiming 鈥榳idespread confusion鈥� in industry
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NewsGrenfell cladding contractor tells inquiry 鈥榖uck didn鈥檛 stop with us鈥�
Harley boss says specialist firm was just one of a聽鈥榬aft of layers鈥� tasked with making sure tower refurb design was compliant
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Rydon director 鈥榟aunted鈥� by lack of challenge to cladding design
Emotional boss believed design process had been correctly followed
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CommentThe 星空传媒 Safety Bill 鈥� the urgency of now
The new legislation will change the industry for the better, and not a moment too soon
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Rydon was asked for 鈥榪uick and dirty鈥� costing ahead of tower鈥檚 refurbishment
Client鈥檚 agent emailed firm to find out what price of work might be
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Rydon manager admits team needed more design expertise
Former boss also quizzed on 鈥榗heap, incompetent subcontractors鈥� comments and claim one firm was 鈥榯oo good鈥� for the job
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NewsGrenfell contractor 鈥榙idn鈥檛 know鈥� cladding options had different fire safety ratings
Rydon unaware Reynobond cassettes eventually used on tower had 鈥榮ignificantly worse鈥� test results than fixed-panel counterparts
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NewsSafety bill imposes two-year prison term for breaching building regs
Draft legislation confirms new building safety regulator and reduction of building control powers
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News星空传媒 Safety Bill announced
New laws will see biggest overhaul in bulding regulations for 40 years