The design and build process is creating “disorder” within the construction industry, according to an expert witness at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry will continue its hearings during the latest coronavirus lockdown in England, its chairman has confirmed. Before proceedings started yesterday (2 November), Sir Martin Moore-Bick told attendees…

The fire safety manual for Grenfell Tower was not complete, while the health and safety file compiled for the building during refurbishment works was “not easily understandable”, the Grenfell Tower…

A draft fire safety strategy relating to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower by fire consultant Exova showed evidence of “professional negligence” at times, according to an expert witness who appeared…

Building control made a “fundamental failing” in not asking for detailed cladding information about the cladding system used in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, an expert witness has told the…

The Grenfell Tower refurbishment project seemed a “straightforward” and “very ordinary” design and build contract, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has heard. That was according to Peter Maddison, who was a…

Police have arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, in relation to the Metropolitan Police’s Grenfell Tower investigation. The man, who was arrested on Saturday…

A director of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) admitted that he told contractor Rydon that its price was in first place to win the…

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) had no “considered approach” to retrofitting its housing stock, including Grenfell Tower, with sprinklers despite a recommendation by the coroner on the Lakanal House fire to do so, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has heard.

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation turned down a “golden opportunity” to take advice on CDM regulations after they changed and the role of CDM-coordinator was…

The project manager at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) in charge of the Grenfell Tower refurbishment said she wished “in hindsight” that she had…

Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation’s (TMO) discussions with Grenfell Tower refurbishment main contractor Rydon prior to the announcement of a preferred bidder for the project were “completely contrary” to…

The director of assets and regeneration at the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) didn’t ask an “obvious” question about whether or not the architect that designed the refurbishment…

A project manager working for the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) during the Grenfell Tower refurbishment has denied a suggestion that what was termed “value engineering” (VE) was…

The employer’s agent who worked on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment for the final few months of the project became “frustrated” by Rydon’s performance and complained that the work didn’t seem…

The client for the Grenfell Tower refurbishment opted not to spend £30,000 on design advice even though the project was likely to undergo significant value engineering work.

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) “over-ruled” the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) to have Leadbitter – the original contractor lined up to refurbish Grenfell Tower…

The former building control manager at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s (RBKC) building control office has denied that a “culture of bullying” existed within the department around the…