‘Shockingly Poor Workmanship’ Went ‘Unchecked’ In Grenfell Cladding System

Rydon’s project manager for the Grenfell Tower refurbishment was unable to explain the presence of “shockingly poor workmanship” of cavity barriers in the cladding system installed on the building at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Simon O’Connor, who was the onsite project manager for lead contractor Rydon, was shown images of cavity barriers that failed to close the gap between the cladding panels installed on the building and the insulation. Post-fire inspections have shown that cavity barriers – installed to stop fire ripping through the gap – were fitted upside down, vertically instead of horizontally, and were cut to the wrong size. Read more on Inside Housing.

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