The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast Podcast
A new 10-part series about the Grenfell Tower fire and why it happened. Missed opportunities, unheeded warnings and state failure to protect its citizens. What a fire in west London that killed 72 people shows us about how Britain works, and doesn't.
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145 Arconic, BBA, Siderise and Panel Systems
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Arconic was warned of the risk of a cladding fire that could kill "60 to 70" people.
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144 The Building Research Establishment: Week 2
Fri 5 Mar 2021
A manager at the BRE accepted he made a fundamental omission when analysing test data.
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143 The Building Research Establishment
Fri 26 Feb 2021
A manager at the BRE denied deliberately concealing test evidence.
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142 Arconic: Week 2
Fri 19 Feb 2021
The cladding manufacturer admitted it had been 鈥榙eliberately and dishonestly misleading鈥�.
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141 Arconic
Fri 12 Feb 2021
Witnesses from Arconic, the cladding manufacturer, started their evidence.
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140 A Pause in Proceedings
Mon 11 Jan 2021
The inquiry pauses for a few weeks because of the pandemic
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139 Kingspan: Week 3
Fri 11 Dec 2020
Kingspan denied a 鈥渄eliberate attempt to deceive鈥� MPs after the Grenfell fire
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137 Kingspan and Celotex
Fri 27 Nov 2020
Staff from insulation manufacturer Kingspan 鈥榮tretched the truth鈥�
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136 Celotex
Fri 20 Nov 2020
Staff from the insulation manufacturer Celotex admitted they were unethical and dishonest
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135 Module 2 Opening Statements & Celotex
Fri 13 Nov 2020
Cladding manufacturers accused of abusing product testing and certification processes.
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134 Module 2 Opening Statements
Fri 6 Nov 2020
Manufacturers are accused of deliberately setting out to mislead with marketing materials
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133 Expert Witnesses & the TMO
Fri 30 Oct 2020
The inquiry hears from the TMO and expert witnesses Dr Barbara Lane & Beryl Menzies
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132 The Inquiry鈥檚 Phase 1 Recommendations: A Year On
Thu 29 Oct 2020
The Phase 1 recommendations were published last October. What progress has been made?
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131 The Tenant Management Organisation: Week 2
Fri 23 Oct 2020
The Inquiry heard its second week of evidence from Kensington and Chelsea鈥檚 TMO.
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130 The Tenant Management Organisation
Fri 16 Oct 2020
The Inquiry heard evidence from staff at the Tenant Management Organisation.
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129 The Employer鈥檚 Agent: Artelia
Fri 9 Oct 2020
The company which carried out a management role on the refurbishment gave evidence.
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128 Building Control, Osborne Berry and SD Plastering
Fri 2 Oct 2020
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea鈥檚 Building Control gave evidence.
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127 Harley, CEP, John Rowan and Partners and Max Fordham
Fri 25 Sep 2020
Four companies involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower gave evidence.
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126 Harley Facades: Week Two
Fri 18 Sep 2020
Cladding specialists Harley Facades gave its second week of evidence.
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125 The Cladding Specialists: Harley Facades
Fri 11 Sep 2020
The Managing Director of Harley Facades gave evidence.
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123 The Contractor: Rydon
Fri 24 Jul 2020
Staff from the contractor Rydon gave a full week of evidence
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121 The Fire Consultants Exova: Week 2
Fri 10 Jul 2020
The fire consultants Exova gave their second week of evidence
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120 Living with Combustible Cladding
Tue 7 Jul 2020
What is it like to live through lockdown in a building covered in combustible cladding?
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119 The Fire Safety Consultants: Exova
Tue 17 Mar 2020
The fire safety consultants Exova begin to give their evidence
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118 The Architects Studio E: Week 2
Fri 13 Mar 2020
The architects Studio E gave their second week of evidence
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