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By Tom Lowe2021-03-16T12:18:00+00:00
Certifying body’s project manager admits never seeing crucial test data before issuing Arconic with renewal of flawed document
A major certifying body issued a “materially wrong” certificate for the combustible ACM cladding used on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower based on partial test data and information on the supplier’s website, a former project manager at the organisation has admitted.
For nearly a decade, the British Board of Agrément stated that the ACM cassette panels supplied by materials firm Arconic were safe to use on high rise buildings in the UK without seeing the full data, the Grenfell Inquiry has heard.
Grenfell Tower cladding firm ‘warned blaze could kill 60 to 70’ a decade before deadly fire Samuel Osborne
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The firm that made the cladding used on Grenfell Tower was warned the risks of a fire could kill “60 to 70” people a decade before the fatal blaze.
Arconic marketing manager Gerard Sonntag asked colleagues what the costs would be of only selling aluminium composite material (ACM) with a fire-resistant core, rather than the polyethylene (PE) plastic alternative, after hearing about the potential dangers in a presentation in Norway in 2007.
The company, formerly known as Alcoa, provided the ACM PE-cored panels which were installed during its refurbishment and helped fuel the blaze in 2017.
By Tom Lowe2021-03-11T11:08:00+00:00
Manager told Arconic of expert’s prediction that ACM panels would burn like a ‘truck of 19,000 litre oil’
The firm which sold combustible cladding panels used on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower was warned a decade before the deadly fire that the material would burn like fuel oil and could kill up to 70 people, the inquiry has heard.
Arconic marketing manager Gerard Sonntag attended an industry event in Norway in 2007 where a cladding expert set out the dangers of using plastic-filled ACM panels on buildings.
The expert, Fred-Roderich Pohl, a consultant for metals firm Otefal, said that 5,000m
Cladding firm boss shocked at products potential dangers, Grenfell inquiry told grampianonline.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from grampianonline.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.