Grenfell fire safety consultant was not sent key report, inquiry told

By Tom Lowe2020-01-29T06:00:00

Exova simply not involved in choosing cladding, firm’s QC says

A report which mentioned the use of the cladding held responsible for the Grenfell Tower fire was never sent to the refurbishment’s fire safety team, the public inquiry into the disaster has heard.

Fire safety consultant Exova has been heavily criticised for an October 2013 assessment of the tower’s refurbishment which stated that the use of combustible ACM cladding “would have no adverse effects on the building”.

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