Technician blames Grenfell insulation testing errors on burn hall being a ‘busy place’

By Tom Lowe2021-02-25T11:28:00

BRE’s Phil Clark tells inquiry testing room could have ‘10 people in on any given day’

A senior testing technician has blamed a string of apparent errors he made when testing insulation destined for Grenfell Tower on the testing hall being too busy, the inquiry has heard.

Former Building Research Establishment (BRE) burn hall manager Phil Clark told Wednesday’s hearing: “What you need to understand is that the burn hall was a very busy place. We could have 10 people in on any given day.”

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