Grenfell Phase 2 - Volume 2 - Part 3 - Chapter 24

This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapter 24 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report specifically;1. Celotex RS5000 InsulationA. IntroductionB. Backgroundi. Key Personnel & Managementii. The Acquisition by Saint Gobainiii. Lambda Valuesiv. The Change of PolyolC. The Development of RS5000i. Genesis of the "Above 18m Project": 2008 - 2012ii. Allocation to Jonathan Roper: 2012 - 2013iii. June 2013: Business Caseiv. Celotex's Investigations during 2013v. Sotech and IFC: June - October 2013vi. Discussions with BRE: May and October 2013vii. The Roper-Evans Exchange: 1st November 2013vii. 4th November 2013 Meeting - The 5 Optionsviii. The Decision to Proceedix. Designing the Testx. The First Test: 14th February 2014xi. Reaction to the First Failed Testxii. Decision to Restestxiii. Design Changesxiv. No New Drawingsxv. Source of Materialsxvi. The Second Test - May 2014xvii. BRE's Knowledge of the Design Changesxviii. Decisions Following the Second Testxix. The Slide Showxx. Instructions to Produce Slides "For General Business Use"D. BRE Draft Reporti. Discussion of the Draft Reportii. Decision not to Correct the Reportiii. Request to Remove Figure 18iv. Internal Review and Issue of the Reportv. Mr Clark's Involvement in the BRE Test Reportvi. The RS5000 Classification Reportvii. The Abridged Reportviii. The Marketing of RS5000ix. The RS5000 Marketing Literaturex. The Compliance Guidexi. The Specification Guidexii. Other Marketing Documentsxiii. Internal Launch of RS5000E. Aftermath of the Launchi. Relations with NHBCii. Problems in the Marketiii.LABC Approvaliv. Handover to Debbie Bergerv. Contact with BREvi. February 2015: Market Analysis Slideshowvii. Desktop Study (March 2015)viii. Exova's Draft Reportix. NHBC's ReactionDon't forget to visit www.fireninja.info and subscribe to the newsletter for a chance to win a VIP ticket to the Fire Safety Event 2025.