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Grenfell Inquiry: What we learned from project client KCTMO this week

2020-10-16T06:28:00Z

Tenant Management Organisation had former architects on its staff and believed no more design expertise was needed

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Grenfell client ‘ignored legal advice’ on secret negotiations with Rydon

2020-10-16T06:06:00Z

TMO head of capital investment admits ‘offline’ pre-appointment summit undermined his transparency claims

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Leeds housing association chief appointed to Grenfell Inquiry panel

2020-10-15T09:32:00Z

Unity Homes’ Ali Akbor joins next month

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Client says costs didn’t drive choice not to hire design advisor, Grenfell Inquiry told

2020-10-15T05:00:00Z

Former architect David Gibson ‘saw no need’ for CDA but admits he did not understand cladding system proposed for tower

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Consultant warned Grenfell client project would fail without fundamental reappraisal

2020-10-13T05:00:00Z

Artelia initially said re-tendering job to overcome £2m budget deficit was not the solution – before performing a ‘volte-face’

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Trade bodies threaten to boot members out if they can’t prove competence

2020-10-05T05:00:00Z

Focus on firms' abilities follow series of recommendations made following 2017 Grenfell fire

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Grenfell Inquiry: Window reveal contractor ‘assumed materials were fine’

2020-09-30T06:21:00Z

Former Rydon project manager oversaw gaps being packed with combustible insulation then topped with uPVC surrounds

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US lawsuit targeting Grenfell firms dismissed

2020-09-21T05:00:00Z

Philadelphia judge says case best heard in UK

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Rydon ‘struggled’ to find cladding specialists for refurb, Grenfell Inquiry told

2020-09-07T17:56:00Z

Main contractor’s commercial manager says Harley Facades was only specialist the firm had ever used

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Grenfell Inquiry: Rydon’s second full week in the spotlight

2020-07-31T05:00:00Z

Project manager believed firm had been quite thorough in checking work quality; refurbishment director says lack of design challenge still haunts him

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Camden council relaunches search for firm to repair Chalcots Estate

2020-07-28T10:50:00Z

Wates had been lined up for the job

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Grenfell Inquiry: Rydon manager says firm was ‘thorough’ in checking work

2020-07-28T05:00:00Z

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

2020-07-24T05:00:00Z

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

2020-07-23T17:17:00Z

Main contractor’s onsite boss left company 14 months into project as schedule began to slip 

Comment

Dame Judith Hackitt on the draft ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Safety Bill

2020-07-21T05:00:00Z

Some wait to be regulated before they change, well now radical reform is coming to this industry and it better prepare

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Almost three quarters of cladding projects stalled by covid have restarted

2020-07-21T05:00:00Z

Ongoing work has seen nearly half of buildings identified have ACM system removed or remediated

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Main contractor accused of ‘pocketing’ savings to cover Grenfell pricing mistake

2020-07-21T05:00:00Z

Rydon’s bid alleged to have been £212k too low because of an ‘adding-up error’

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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ safety reforms might not come into force until 2024, advisor warns

2020-07-16T07:00:00Z

Government set to introduce promised legislation shortly following 2017 Grenfell fire 

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Cladding posed no ‘particular issues’ in 2012, Grenfell inquiry hears

2020-07-07T05:00:00Z

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

2020-06-19T05:00:00Z

Spending watchdog says government expects to foot the bill for 94 out of 208 private sector projects