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ONE of the largest electric vehicle charging hubs in the north has opened in York – almost a year late.

Five years after the fire that killed 72, the inquiry is nearing a close. Over 300 days of evidence, what have we learned about the failings that led to disaster?

29. septembril korraldavad kirjandusmuuseum ja Eesti Rahva Muuseum ERM-is muinasjututeemalise seminari, et tähistada näituse "Elas kord" õnnelikku lõppu.

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 phas...

By Tom Lowe2021-03-04T10:42:00+00:00 BRE staff failed to notice two fire-resisting boards added to test rig to ensure a pass A manager at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) has admitted that not noticing that a fire test of an insulation product used on Grenfell Tower was rigged was a “very basic error”. Former BRE project manager Tony Baker told the Grenfell Inquiry that he made a “fundamental omission” by missing the presence of two fire-resisting magnesium boards which were added to a May 2014 test of Celotex’s RS5000 insulation to increase the chances of a pass. After t...