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Source: Shutterstock.com Grenfell Tower Disclosures from current and former staff at materials giants Celotex, Kingspan and Arconic, as well as certification body the British Board of Agrément (BBA) and testing house BRE, have raised alarming questions about weaknesses in the testing and certification of construction products. Module two of the second phase of the Grenfell inquiry has heard how some products which have been installed on buildings across the UK for well over a decade have been marketed as safe based on dubious and often deliberately misleading test evidence. The second phase of the inquiry’s second module wrapped up at the end of last month. This module, which focused on the production, testing and sale of the materials that were installed on Grenfell Tower prior to the June 2017 fire which claimed 72 lives, has had a profound impact on the wider construction industry. ....
Evil firms must pay for this they have no pity for humanity, says Grenfell survivor Exclusive Updated: Feb 22 2021, 15:37 ET THE companies that supplied flammable material for Grenfell Tower have been branded “evil” by a survivor who heard them give evidence. Staff at French-owned Celotex and Irish firm Kingspan told the public inquiry into the disaster how profits were put ahead of safety. 12 Survivor Joseph John says the companies that supplied flammable material for Grenfell Tower are evil Credit: Joseph John Employees from cladding company Arconic have refused to even attend the hearing. Grenfell resident Joseph John, a 29-year-old chef who fled from the 2017 inferno with his baby son Malachi in his arms, told The Sun on Sunday: “I think they are evil. They cared more about money than the residents’ lives. ....
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By Dave Rogers 2021-02-19T09:33:00+00:00 Initiatives include head of compliance, confidential hotline, staff clear-out and review of division by law firm A new head of compliance, a 24-hour confidential hotline for worried staff and a clear-out of management at its UK insulation boards business are among the initiatives being taken by Kingspan after weeks of damaging headlines about its conduct at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. The firm also said it had drafted in law firm Eversheds Sutherland to review its UK insulations boards business. Kingspan said the Grenfell Inquiry’s evidence had highlighted ‘unacceptable employee conduct’ at the firm ....