The Grenfell Tower refurbishment was a “poorly performing site” in 2015, which main contractor Rydon’s contracts manager blamed on “cheap, incompetent subcontractors”, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has heard. Simon Lawrence,…

There is no evidence that Rydon employees working on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment responded to an email seeking clarification on cladding fire safety.

Rydon did not appoint a fire safety adviser on the Grenfell Tower project despite promises to do so, the Inquiry into the tragic 2017 blaze has heard.

Rydon, the main contractor on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, was “reliant on others” when it came to ensuring the suitability of materials used on the façade, the inquiry into…

An “aspirational” target to keep heat loss from Grenfell Tower to a minimum resulted in the selection of the combustible Celotex RS5000 insulation for the building, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry…

A fire safety consultant “ignored” an email containing proposals to clad Grenfell Tower with aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding because he was not specifically asked to look at it, the…

Plans put forward in 2012 to clad Grenfell Tower presented no “particular issues or problems” when it came to fire safety, according to a fire safety expert who worked on…

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry is working towards resuming hearings in London on 6 July following a easing of the coronavirus lockdown. It said that following a consultation with core participants…