Pressure on insulation manufacturer Celotex to grow its profits and compete with rival Kingspan led it to develop the combustible PIR insulation product, RS5000, that was used on Grenfell Tower,…

Claims made in marketing materials for Celotex RS5000 insulation of the type used in Grenfell Tower that it was suitable for buildings above 18m in height were “thoroughly misleading”, the…

The ‘class 0’ classification indicating that materials adequately resist the spread of fire over the external walls of high-rise buildings “degraded with time”, an expert witness has told the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

The manufacturers of the combustible cladding and insulation used on Grenfell Tower “exploited ignorance” around terms such as “class 0” and “limited combustibility” within the construction industry for their own commercial gain, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has heard.

The manufacturers of the cladding and insulation products used on the exterior wall of Grenfell Tower during its refurbishment were “untroubled by the safety of their products”, the legal counsel…

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry is to investigate the way construction products are manufactured, tested and sold from today (5 November). The Inquiry completed module 1 of the second phase of…

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…