Grenfell Phase 2 - Volume 2 - Part 3 - Chapter 25

This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapter 25 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report specifically;Certification of Celotex RS5000 by LABCA. Initial Contact with LABCB. Registered Detail 491C. Withdrawal and Reissue of Registered Detail Certificates for RS5000

This is a live recording from the 10th June 2025 at the National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers.With guests Peter AldridgeJim MillerandJak RyanYou can join NAHFO at https://nahfo.orgThis years event was sponsored by Birmingham Dogs Homewww.birminghamdogshome.org.uk

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.

A follow up episode looking at the last 2 weeks events regarding EWS1 forms and the reactions from industry and people affected.If you are happy to share your story get in touch at [email protected] you can email evidence to Matt via [email protected] can view the twitter/X conversation at the following linkhttps://x.com/RH_residents/status/1887822347278721196

This episode will look at the current claims surrounding Adam Kiziak of Tri Fire and Tri Fire themselves.Matt Hodges-Long of The Building Safety Register and Trackmyrisks https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthodgeslong/AndGavin Skelly of Fire Aware https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-skelly-fciob-miconstm-afa-6126071b0/Guest starred on this podcast. This is a developing story and as such may receive further edits.

This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapter 23 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report and does contain swearing specifically; 1. Certification of Kingspan K15 by LABC - Local Authority Building Control A. Local Authority Building Control B. LABC's Certification Schemes C. The First Certificate for K15: May 2009 - May 2012 D. Mr Jones' Meeting with Kingspan in December 2008 E. Concerns Raised about the LABC Type Approval for K15 F. Later LABC Registered Details Certificates for K15 Don'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.

This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapter 22 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report and does contain swearing specifically; 1. Kingspan K15 Insulation A. The Use of K15 Insulation on Grenfell Tower B. K15 - The Product C. Early Marketing D. Large Scale Testing: May 2005 E. Kingspan's Presentation of the 2005 Test: 2005 and 2006 F. Fire Performance Claims for New Technology K15 G. Class 0 H. The Fire Performance of New Technology K15 I. Testing in Accordance with BAS 476 Parts 6 and 7 J. Testing under BS 8414 K. The First BBA Certificate: October 2008 i. "Will not contribute to the development stages of a fire..." ii. Class 0 iii. The BS 8414 Test in 2005 iv. "Advice should be sought from the certificate holder" L. What the BBA did not Know M. Amendments Proposed by the BBA: December 2008 N. Marketing and Challenges: 2008 - 2009 O. The LABC Certificate 2009 P. Amended BBA Certificates 2010 - 2013 Q. LABC, NHBC & Wintech: 2012 - 2013 R. BS 8414 Test: 2014 S. Conclusions Don't forget to visit www.fireninja.info and subscribe to the newsletter for more big news.

This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapter 21 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report speifically; 1. The Review of The Reynobond Certificate A. The BBA's Review Processes: An Overview B. The Agreement with CSTB C. Review Project 2011 D. Arconic Reynobond PE Testing in 2011 E. Review Project: 2013-2015 F. Maria Barbeito's Attempts to Review the Certificate: October 2013 - September 2014 G. Valentina Amoroso's Review: September 2014 - January 2015 H. Arconic's Submissions on the Review I. Reissue Contract 2015 J. Review Project 2016 K. Technical Reissue: 2016 - 2017 L. Reissue September 2017 M. The Discovery of Reynobond PE & FR Test Reports Don't forget to visit www.fireninja.info and subscribe for behind the scenes content

This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapters 19 and 20 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report. 1. Chapter 19 - The BBA Certificate for Reynobond 55 PE A. The Product B. Behaviour in Relation to Fire i) Section 6.1 ii) Sections 6.2 and 6.3: Class 0 C) The BBA's Evidence D) Mr Wehrle's Statements E) Section 6.3: The Unexposed Face of the Product F) Section 6.4: Colour G) Section 6.5: Resistance to Fire 2. Chapter 20 - Subsequent Testing & Marketing of Reynobond 55 PE A. The Fred-Roderick Pohl Presentation: September 2007 B. Internal & External Communications: 2009 - 2010 C. Further Testing & Review i) CSTB Testing: June 2010 ii) CSTB Testing of Reynobond 55 PE in Casette Form: 2011 D. The First BBA Review: February - July 2011 E. Concentrating on the UK Market: July 2011 F. The Tamwheel Tower Fire: November 2012 G. The Al Hafeet Fire & Monitoring of Projects H. Supply by Arconic for use at Grenfell Tower I. Further Testing & Classification: 2013 - 2014 J. Claude Wehrle's Message of 3 February 2014 K. The Lacrosse Fire: November 2014 L. The BBA Review: 2013 - 2015 M. Further Testing by CSTB: October - December 2014 N. Testing of Reynobond 55 PE with a Black Core: 2015 O. Arctics Involvement in the Supply of Reynobond 55 PE for use at Grenfell Tower: 2015 P. Arctics Reaction to Cladding Fires Overseas: 2015 - 2016 i) Fire at The King Fahd Medical Centre in Riyadh: October 2015 ii) The Address Dubai: 31 December 2015 iii) Place De Hagenau: January 2016 Don't forget to visit www.fireninja.info and subscribe for behind the scenes content

This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapters 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report. 1. Part 3: The Testing & Marketing of Products 2. Chapter 15 - Introduction to Part 3 3. Chapter 16 - Arconic - Evidential Matters A. The French Blocking Statute B. The Gathering of Documents & Witness Statements C. Gathering Evidence from Arconics Employees 4. Chapter 17 - Arconics Testing of ACM Panels 1997 - 2006 A. January 1997: Reynobond 160 PE B. July 2006: Colin Southgate's Warnings C. European Testing: 2004 - 2006 i) December 2004: Tests 5A & 5B ii) Test 5A iii) Test 5B iv) 2003 - 2006 Tests on Reynobond 55 FR (Riveted Form) 5) Chapter 18 - Obtaining a BBA Certificate for Reynobond 55 PE A. The Application to the BBA: August 2006 B. Negotiations Between Arconic & The BBA C. Arconics Contract with the BBA: March 2007 D. Arconics Further Provision of test Data to the BBA: May - November 2007 E. Drafting & Issuing of the BBA Certificate: October 2007 - January 2008 Don't forget to visit www.fireninja.info and subscribe for behind the scenes content