News – Page 9
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NewsDecision due by tomorrow on whether Grenfell Inquiry resumes next week
Hearing was shut early last month because of covid positive
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NewsLondon 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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NewsSearch begins for firm to look after Grenfell Tower under £32m deal
Work will last for at least the next year
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NewsKingspan hired lobbyists and ‘gamed’ tests in aftermath of Grenfell fire, inquiry told
Judith Hackitt, Clive Betts and Amber Rudd on ‘target list’ as firm sought to cast doubt on safety of rival non-combustible products
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NewsKingspan staff joked ‘all we do is lie’ about products’ fire safety, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Barrister accuses firm’s technical director of exploiting weakness in legislation to make sales
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NewsKingspan boss denies putting occupants of K15 towers at risk, Grenfell Inquiry hears
QC grills technical director on failure to withdraw safety certificate for 14 years
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Another uncomfortable week for Kingspan
Further details emerge of insulation giant’s efforts to convince construction industry Kooltherm K15 was safe for high-rise use
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NewsFire expert warned NHBC of ‘accident waiting to happen’ three years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Arup engineer made comments in October 2014
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NewsNon-compliance of combustible insulation ‘lost on’ Kingspan tech boss, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Hearing told of more concerns from worried cladding contractors over Kingspan’s K15 product
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NewsKingspan used test results from trial product to reassure worried contractors
The trial insulation product tested was not what was being sold on the market, inquiry hears
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NewsCelotex product manager tells Grenfell inquiry it ‘didn’t occur’ to her that marketing was wrong
Debbie Berger had written ‘WTF’ on flawed test report for combustible insulation
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NewsKingspan threatened NHBC with legal action after flawed tests were exposed, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Kingspan employee responsible for testing was a ‘functioning drug addict’
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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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NewsHackitt reveals government is working on changes to Building Safety Bill
Chair of safety steering group says department wants ‘resolution’ for those trapped in unsafe flats
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NewsGrenfell 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
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NewsDecision to manipulate test report for Grenfell insulation made by senior management, inquiry hears
Former Celotex employee admits he should have challenged move
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NewsFormer Celotex boss signed off ‘dishonest and misleading’ marketing literature for Grenfell insulation, inquiry told
Hearing also told about complaints about material made by Ardmore in 2015
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NewsNearly half of high-rise buildings fitted with Grenfell cladding still have some in place
Government data says 17 buildings still have no plan at all to deal with problem