Grenfell Inquiry: Rydon site managers assumed window insulation was safe

By Jim Dunton2020-07-31T05:00:00

Grenfell Tower toward the end of its ill-fated refurbishment

Source: Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Main contractor’s senior site officials say they did not know combustible material was being used to fill gaps

Two site managers responsible for overseeing work at Grenfell Tower for refurbishment main contractor Rydon assumed the insulation material fitted around the block’s window areas was not a fire risk, the inquiry into 2017’s disaster has heard.

Gary Martin – who was a site manager on the project between July 2015 and March 2016 – said he believed the foil-backed material used to cover the gaps between the building’s original window frames and the new windows in its cladding was a “fire-resistant seal”.

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