All Grenfell articles – Page 2
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News
Senior civil servant ‘forgot’ to clarify ambiguous fire safety guidance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Brian Martin also admitted he ‘completely underestimated’ hazard posed by deadly ACM panels
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News
Disastrous test failure on ACM cladding was ‘forgotten’, Grenfell inquiry hears
Senior civil servant responsible for building fire safety says 2001 tests “just got missed”
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Government official ‘parroted’ industry protests on accreditation scheme for fire risk assessors
Grenfell Inquiry hears that official did “nothing” to scrutinise claims by businesses that scheme would be too costly
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Senior official denies government ‘covered up’ cladding dangers
Disastrous 2001 test results on cladding panels used on Grenfell were not made public until this year
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Comment
Why new safety laws could do more harm than good
As increased liability pushes insurance costs beyond reach of most firms, capacity to fix unsafe homes or build new ones will plummet
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News
External walls of Grenfell should have been checked in fire safety assessment, inquiry hears
Fire consultant Barbara Lane contradicts earlier evidence given by expert witness Colin Todd
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Features
Peter Baker: meet the man who must ensure no repeat of Grenfell
As the ڶ Safety Bill is announced, we republish our interview with the new chief inspector of buildings who is overseeing the new building safety regulator
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News
ڶ Safety Bill is ‘industry’s opportunity to embrace far-reaching change’
Legislation plans regulator for buildings over 18m, new homes ombudsman and tougher regulatory framework for construction products
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ACM ‘not involved’ in Ballymore block blaze
Developer claims Grenfell-style combustible cladding played no part in major fire at New Providence Wharf development
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BBA appoints former Crossrail manager under planned rejig
Certifier hires new operations director as part of promised overhaul
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Websites still selling combustible insulation used on Grenfell with inaccurate data
Two firms have corrected the mistake after being contacted by ڶ
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Hearing told Kingspan wanted to ‘remain friends’ with the government after Grenfell fire
Inquiry’s QC also asks director of materials firm if he was set up to be ‘useful idiot’ by appearing before select committee
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ڶ safety regulator begins hunt for 700 staff
Group was set up following 2018 Hackitt report into Grenfell fire
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Certifications group proposes random testing of construction products already on market
Shake-up outlined in new BBA consultation on safety standards
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CIOB launches new fire safety course as industry prepares for new regulator
Initiative starts next month
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London mayor calls for £3bn developer tax to pay for fire safety work
Sadiq Khan says tariff could be paid over next 10 years
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News
‘Common knowledge’ Grenfell insulation used old test report, former Kingspan manager says
Hearing told material used on tower became ‘raging inferno’ in first major fire test
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News
Grenfell Inquiry: What we learned from ex-Celotex staff this week
Firm worked hard to get unsuitable flammable insulation approved for high-rise use, backed with ‘untrue and misleading’ certification