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What the Phase 2 report said about consultants and contractors
Inquiry panel hands down stinging criticisms, focusing on the particular roles of four firms in the project team and their contribution to the Grenfell disaster
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Those who do not feel weight of safety responsibilities ‘are in the wrong job’, says Grenfell Inquiry’s architectural expert
Inquiry panellist ‘makes no apologies’ for new burdens on industry in tearful statement
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‘Every construction professional should read this’: how the industry reacted to the Grenfell Inquiry report
Industry bodies have been reacting to the long-awaited Phase 2 report and its 1,700 pages of findings
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KCTMO responsible for ‘systemic failings’ in fire safety management, Grenfell Inquiry finds
The inquiry highlighted housing manager’s failure to disclose fire risks to its board and its troubled relationship with residents
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Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report: all our coverage in one place
The Grenfell Inquiry’s final report has been published. Here are all our articles so far
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Construction’s day of reckoning as Grenfell Inquiry finds severe failings across industry laid ground for deadly blaze
Final report sets out plan to consolidate responsibility for industry in one centralised regulator reporting to a single government minister
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Failures in refurbishment job that led to fire ‘likely widespread’ in construction industry, Grenfell Inquiry finds
‘Incompetence’ and ’casual’ approach to contractual relations paved way for disaster
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Manufacturers knowingly misled the market over combustible construction materials, Grenfell Inquiry concludes
Arconic, Celotex and Kingspan slammed for ‘systematic dishonesty’ by inquiry report
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Decades of central government failure led to Grenfell tragedy, says inquiry
Department was ‘well aware’ of cladding risks but failed to act
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Metropolitan Police chief stresses it could take 18 months to bring charges over Grenfell
Meanwhile at PMQs Keir Starmer apologises on behalf of the British state and says ‘today is a long awaited day of truth but it must now lead to a day of justice’
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Comment
Rayner’s ‘new homes accelerator’ is the right kind of big thinking to speed up housing delivery
The government’s new homes accelerator highlights how pragmatic action is needed to kickstart housing delivery. It looks like an excellent initiative that should tackle an intractable problem, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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Grenfell Inquiry final report to be published at 11am today
Survivors and the bereaved to hear inquiry’s long-awaited findings on the causes of the fire that killed 72 people seven years ago
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Tenders on £900m London towers job expected to be out in ‘next few weeks’
Development manager Lipton Rogers hoping to start main construction work early next year
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Features
The Grenfell Inquiry’s final report: what to look out for
The Grenfell Inquiry will present its conclusions next Wednesday more than seven years after the fire. Here’s a summary of the evidence the inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick has had to unpick
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‘We must be honest with ourselves’: Mace boss says industry needs further improvement as firms brace for Grenfell Inquiry report
Construction Leadership Council co-chair Mark Reynolds said significant improvement has been made since deadly 2017 blaze but it “isn’t enough”
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Remediation of unsafe cladding on 2,300 residential buildings yet to start
The latest government data reveals there are 4,613 residential buildings 11m and over with unsafe cladding
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Comment
Skills England proves Labour is serious about its development and growth ambitions
Keir Starmer’s government has got off to a good start but we need a revolution in the way we attract talent to the industry, says RICS president Tina Paillet
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Comment
Recusal and the Post Office
When a party to a dispute anticipates losing, it may – as a desperate measure – seek recusal on grounds of judicial bias
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Lendlease still in the ‘early stages’ of selling UK construction arm
Group targeting sale within the next 18 months as it reveals full-year results
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Keltbray sells infrastructure business to private equity
Firm offloads its biggest division to EMK Capital for an undisclosed sum