Grenfell

Debarment investigations into seven organisations criticised by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, which could lead to a ban on winning public contracts, have been paused to prevent any impact on criminal investigations. On Thursday (10 July), the Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service informed the Cabinet Office that continuing the debarment investigations could unintentionally prejudice the

A specialist contractor is expected to begin work as early as September to “carefully” demolish Grenfell Tower, the government has said. In a community update before Saturday’s eighth anniversary of the blaze that killed 72 people, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said it recognised that the issue was “extremely sensitive”. The

The government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has been welcomed by industry figures, though some called for it to go further on licensing. Yesterday (26 February), communities secretary Angela Rayner told the House of Commons she would accept all 58 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s recommendations. Among the measures will be the introduction of

An insulation firm has launched a judicial review of the decision by Grenfell Tower’s council to ban it from future projects. Siderise Insulation Ltd, which manufactured some of the cavity barriers used on Grenfell Tower’s refurbishment in 2015-16, was banned from future work in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) in December. RBKC

Families of the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire have hit back at plans to demolish the building, accusing the government of ignoring their views. The 24-storey tower in west London has remained standing since June 2017, when it was the site of the deadliest residential fire in the UK since the

More than 900 people affected by the Grenfell Tower fire – including the bereaved and those forced from their homes – have agreed a civil settlement with several companies including contractor Rydon and public sector bodies. The settlement, worth £150m according to ITV News, was reached after a claim lodged at the High Court in

Housing secretary Michael Gove has warned US-based cladding supplier Arconic that it can expect “commercial consequences” if it does not commit to contributing to the costs of remediating unsafe buildings. The firm manufactured and sold the flammable cladding that was used on Grenfell Tower. But Gove has said on Twitter that Arconic had “not taken

Many businesses closed after the fire at Grenfell, others rebuilt right in the shadow of the tower, writes Elena Siniscalco The post The Grenfell fire destroyed a building but the local businesses have rebuilt appeared first on CityAM...