Arconic continued to sell the cladding product used on Grenfell Tower despite concerns about its safety because of “cost implications”, its UK sales person said on a phone call shortly after the fire. It also emerged that Deborah French, a former UK sales manager for the manufacturing giant, failed to raise the alarm after realising that Reynobond PE [polyethylene] did not have test reports clearing it as Class 0 – the standard for use on high rises like Grenfell Tower under English building guidance. Read more on Inside Housing.
Why do we keep building on land at risk of flooding?
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A recent study by Aviva found that one in nine new homes in England are
being built on land at risk of flooding – often entirely within planning
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