Consultant Tells Grenfell Inquiry It Was ‘Clearly’ Not Providing Full Clerk Of Works Role

John Rowan & Partners boss says ‘too many experts’ would have been required for it to check building regs compliance. The boss of the consultant hired to provide clerk of works services for Grenfell Tower’s ill-fated refurbishment has said it was “crystal clear” the project client was getting a more limited site-inspection service, the probe into 2017’s fire has heard. Gurpal Virdee, who is managing partner at property and construction consultancy John Rowan & Partners, said he believed that Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation was fully aware that it was not buying an end-to-end service from the firm. Read more on Housing Today.

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