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Grenfell boss denies talks with Rydon before it was appointed were ‘improper’
KCTMO director accepts contact with bidder put procurement exercise at risk of challenge but says it was not illegal
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England still has 17 occupied high-rise buildings with no plan to remove ACM cladding
Cladding remediation works have also slowed in September despite lifting of lockdown restrictions
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Client boss ‘never connected’ Grenfell cladding and Lakanal House fire
Refurbishment director attended briefings on fatal Southwark blaze but had no discussions on cladding lessons for west London project
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Grenfell client was ‘frustrated’ by main contractor Rydon’s slow progress
Tenant Management Organisation project manager also felt “let down” by consultant Artelia over CDM Regulations
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Grenfell client ‘ignored legal advice’ on secret negotiations with Rydon
TMO head of capital investment admits ‘offline’ pre-appointment summit undermined his transparency claims
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Grenfell Inquiry: What we learned from project client KCTMO this week
Tenant Management Organisation had former architects on its staff and believed no more design expertise was needed
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Client says costs didn’t drive choice not to hire design advisor, Grenfell Inquiry told
Former architect David Gibson ‘saw no need’ for CDA but admits he did not understand cladding system proposed for tower
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Leeds housing association chief appointed to Grenfell Inquiry panel
Unity Homes’ Ali Akbor joins next month
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Grenfell architect ‘not asked about high-rise resi cladding experience’ before appointment
Inquiry barrister tells TMO director it was the ‘obvious question’
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Change now if you want to survive the new building safety regulator, Hackitt tells firms
Legislation due before parliament later this autumn
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Consultant warned Grenfell client project would fail without fundamental reappraisal
Artelia initially said re-tendering job to overcome £2m budget deficit was not the solution – before performing a ‘volte-face’
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Grenfell Inquiry: What we learned this week
Witnesses included consultants from QS Artelia and RBKC’s building control manager
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Grenfell client chose not to hire design adviser which would have cost £30,000
TMO ‘struggled with design issues’ after rejecting outside help, inquiry heard
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Ӱ safety minister slams ‘despicable practices’ exposed by Grenfell
Stephen Greenhalgh tells construction industry to ‘raise its game’ and pioneer offsite methods
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Grenfell consultant had ‘never worked with such a nonchalant contractor’
QS complained final stage of Rydon’s refurb was ‘becoming a farce’
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Contact between client and Rydon was ‘irregular and improper,’ cost consultant tells Grenfell Inquiry
Advisor ‘shocked’ to learn of £800k value engineering talks with future main contractor while OJEU process was still live
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Inquiry hears boss had ‘every confidence’ in Grenfell building control officer
Council manager says surveyor only had 30 live projects and rejects allegations of ‘culture of bullying’
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Trade bodies threaten to boot members out if they can’t prove competence
Focus on firms' abilities follow series of recommendations made following 2017 Grenfell fire
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Grenfell Inquiry: What JRP, Osborne Berry and building control told us this week
Cladding fitters unable to explain ‘unacceptable’ errors while austerity staffing cuts hampered building control inspections