News – Page 15
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Camden council relaunches search for firm to repair Chalcots Estate
Wates had been lined up for the job
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Grenfell Inquiry: Rydon manager says firm was ‘thorough’ in checking work
Main contractor’s final site manager was drafted in after project manager and contracts manager quit
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Grenfell Inquiry: What we’ve learned from Rydon so far
A round-up of the evidence given at the Grenfell Inquiry by the project’s main contractor
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Grenfell Inquiry: Rydon project manager quit over work pressures
Main contractor’s onsite boss left company 14 months into project as schedule began to slipÂ
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Grenfell Inquiry: Rydon manager admits team needed more design expertise
Former boss also quizzed on ‘cheap, incompetent subcontractors’ comments and claim one firm was ‘too good’ for the job
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Grenfell contractor ‘didn’t know’ cladding options had different fire safety ratings
Rydon unaware Reynobond cassettes eventually used on tower had ‘significantly worse’ test results than fixed-panel counterparts
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Main contractor accused of ‘pocketing’ savings to cover Grenfell pricing mistake
Rydon’s bid alleged to have been £212k too low because of an ‘adding-up error’
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Safety 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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Almost three quarters of cladding projects stalled by covid have restarted
Ongoing work has seen nearly half of buildings identified have ACM system removed or remediated
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Grenfell main contractor ‘did not check architect’s expertise’
‘We wouldn’t have asked that question,’ contracts manager tells inquiry
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Safety Bill announced
New laws will see biggest overhaul in bulding regulations for 40 years
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Councils start action against owners of 30 buildings still wrapped in ACM cladding
Government promises further measures if work is not carried out
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We relied on others to check subcontractors’ work, admits Grenfell’s main contractor
Senior manager the first Rydon employee to give evidence at inquiry into 2017 fire
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ safety reforms might not come into force until 2024, advisor warns
Government set to introduce promised legislation shortly following 2017 Grenfell fireÂ
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Government meets RICS to tackle market impasse over fire safety form
Fire minister held talks with group last month
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Cladding posed no ‘particular issues’ in 2012, Grenfell inquiry hears
Senior fire engineer provides first evidence in three months
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NAO criticises rate of progress to replace ACM cladding on private resi towers
Spending watchdog says government expects to foot the bill for 94 out of 208 private sector projects
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Government confirms details of £1bn building safety fund
Housing secretary also says sprinklers required in new buildings over 11m
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Radical changes needed to combustibles ban, architects tell government
RIBA argues for more buildings to be covered