All Grenfell Inquiry articles – Page 7
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Celotex ‘did not try to conceal’ rigged test of Grenfell insulation from BRE, inquiry hears
Cladding installer says testing body was checking test rig the ‘whole time’
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Kingspan was ‘significant source of revenue’ for BRE, Grenfell Inquiry told
Hearing sees emails from BRE consultant saying desktop studies of Grenfell insulation could be ‘huge source of income’
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Grenfell Inquiry: what we learnt from the BRE this week
Hearings focused on testing body’s role in certifying combustible building materials used on Grenfell tower as safe
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BRE was warned about Kingspan’s misuse of fire tests four years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Celotex manager emailed BRE flagging concerns in 2013
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Technician blames Grenfell insulation testing errors on burn hall being a ‘busy place’
BRE’s Phil Clark tells inquiry testing room could have ‘10 people in on any given day’
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Testing technician denies being aware of rigged fire test, Grenfell Inquiry hears
BRE’s Phil Clark refutes claims he knew magnesium oxide boards had been added to ensure Celotex product passed checks
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Arconic manager warned firm to sell safer cladding ‘as a matter of urgency’ two years before Grenfell fire
But firm continued selling Reynobond PE panels in the UK until a week after 2017 blaze
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Grenfell Inquiry round-up: What we learnt from Arconic this week
Hearings focused on the degree to which manufacturer had misled customers over the fire performance of its ACM cladding panels
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Arconic manager warned colleague that firm was ‘not clean’
President of cladding manufacturer tells Grenfell inquiry that staff lied to clients over fire performance
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Shocking Grenfell evidence sees Kingspan begin root and branch reform at UK insulation boards business
Initiatives include head of compliance, confidential hotline, staff clear out and review of division by law firm
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Arconic boss denies withholding test results of Grenfell cladding was ‘deliberate concealment’
British regulator was not told of combustible panels’ ‘disastrous’ 2005 test failure, inquiry hears
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Arconic technical manager ‘arranged’ for Grenfell cladding tests to pass, inquiry hears
Test was used as basis for UK rating, allowing ACM to be used on buildings above 18m
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Arconic stopped offering French customers Grenfell cladding because of fire safety concerns, inquiry hears
But UK sales manager says he was never given the instruction
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Grenfell inquiry round-up: What we learnt from Kingspan and Arconic
Details of combustible materials were kept under wraps, inquiry hears in first week back after two-month pause
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Grenfell inquiry: Arconic did not withdraw combustible cladding because of ‘cost implications’
Sales manager made admission in secretly recorded phone call in the days after the fire
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Arconic sales manager knew Grenfell cladding would burn, inquiry hears
Internal email in 2014 warned of dangers of ACM after Middle East fires
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Arconic ordered staff not to share details of combustible cladding, Grenfell inquiry hears
Alarmed manager told sales staff who asked to share technical documents: “OH MY LORD!!! Where did you get that from???”
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Kingspan technical adviser had not seen test reports of Grenfell insultation, inquiry hears
Fire test reports ‘kept secret’, says manager who advised on combustible K15 product
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Making sure equipment works for remote hearings has led to restart hold-up, Grenfell Inquiry says
Christmas break and lockdown mean most recent day of hearing was 9 December last month
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CPA to launch consultation on post-Grenfell code for construction products
Initiative aims to fight misleading marketing by firms