Grenfell Inquiry: What we learned from project client KCTMO this week

By Jim Dunton2020-10-16T06:28:00

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Tenant Management Organisation had former architects on its staff and believed no more design expertise was needed

After 50 days of evidence from contractors and consultants involved in the ill-fated refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, project client the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation this week became the subject of questioning at the inquiry into 2017’s disastrous fire.

First up from the now disbanded arm’s-length management organisation was Paul Dunkerton, a project manager at the TMO, who was quizzed about the decision to drop original contractor Leadbitter from the tower block refurbishment project in 2013.

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