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​Arconic ‘threatened’ to cut ties with testing house unless its Grenfell cladding was approved, inquiry hears

By 2021-03-12T10:56:00

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Hearing told British Board of Agrément supplied certificate for ACM cladding based on incomplete test data

The makers of the combustible ACM panels blamed for the rapid spread of fire at Grenfell Tower threatened to cut ties with a testing house unless the panels were approved, the inquiry has heard.

Arconic had been in talks with the British Board of Agrément (BBA) to secure a Class 0 rating for its polyethylene-filled Reynobond PE panels to stamp them as safe for use on high rise buildings in the UK.

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