The subcontractor working for Harley Curtain Wall to install cladding and insulation to Grenfell Tower did not receive any guidance on how to fit cavity barriers, one of its directors told the Grenfell Inquiry.

The Clerk of Works firm appointed to undertake site inspection services at the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower said its role when checking that works were compliant with legal requirements was…

One of the clerks of works appointed to inspect work on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment has criticised the “mixed-up” way in which the construction industry now works, as he finished…

The business development manager of cladding fabricator CEP Architectural Facades, which provided the combustible ACM cassettes used in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, knew that a more fire-resistant version of…

Cladding subcontractor Harley Curtain Wall’s project manager on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower has acknowledged that some of the firm’s workmanship was “sloppy” and that there may have been a “better way” of inspecting the works.

The project manager appointed by cladding subcontractor Harley Curtain Wall to oversee its role on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment was just 25, did not think that he personally needed to understand the regulatory framework, and had not received training to keep him up to date with cladding industry codes of practice, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has heard.

The freelance designer who was brought on board at cladding subcontractor Harley to produce fabrication drawings for the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, based on architect Studio E’s plans, has complained…

The former design manager of Harley Curtain Wall, the cladding subcontractor that work for Rydon during the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, rejected the idea of two-hour fire stopping for the…

Harley Curtain Wall, the cladding subcontractor that worked for main contractor Rydon on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower received a discount of 47.5% on the insulation that helped the spread…

Harley Curtain Wall had a preference to install cassette-fixed ACM cladding panels on Grenfell Tower after an estimating error meant that it would have faced bigger financial shortfalls if a…

The former commercial manager of Harley Curtain Wall denies “pushing” to use aluminium composite (ACM) cladding on the Grenfell Tower project. Mark Harris, who gave evidence to the Grenfell Tower…

The director of the cladding subcontractor that worked on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower has branded building safety legislation “complicated” and blamed it for sowing “widespread confusion” within construction about…

Specialist cladding subcontractor Harley Curtain Wall had no employees with a completed qualification in façade engineering at the time it worked on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has heard.

Rydon faced pressure to return a tender for the Grenfell Tower refurbishment because it “struggled” to “drum up any interest” from cladding contractors, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has heard.

A site manager working on the internals at Grenfell Tower assumed that a paper and foil material installed by subcontractors between window units and internal sills in the building was…

Rydon’s refurbishment director Stephen Blake had “personal and private” access to the top decision-makers at the Kensington & Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) in charge of the Grenfell Tower refurbishment…

Rydon refurbishment director Stephen Blake denied that the firm simply “offloaded” its contractual obligations for the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, when he appeared before the Grenfell Tower Inquiry on 28 July.

Rydon employees working in three essential roles on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment were all newly promoted, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has heard. Leading counsel to the Inquiry, Richard Millett QC,…