[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Given the inter-corporate nature of the scandal, shoddiness of cladding, governmental lack of oversight, and potential 'scapegoat' ( Ray Bailey) I dub the whole fiasco....with 34 more buildings throughout the realm "Claddingate".

Originally Posted by STEED

The US firm that supplied cladding thought to have been used on London's Grenfell Tower has ended global sales for use in high-rise blocks, it says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40409981

Well!! the deeper corporate pocket has been found and poor scapegoat Ray Bailey may be relieved of duty! http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/emails-show-arconic-cladding-manufacturer-in-london-tower-fire-knowingly-supplied

Six e-mails sent by and to an Arconic Inc sales manager raise questions about why the company supplied combustible cladding to a distributor for use at Grenfell Tower, despite publicly warning such panels were a fire risk for tall buildings. The e-mails, dating from 2014 and seen by Reuters, were between Deborah French, Arconic’s UK sales manager, and executives at the contractors involved in the bidding process for the refurbishment contract at Grenfell Tower in London, where 79 people died in a blaze last week.
When asked about the e-mails, Arconic said in a statement that it had known the panels would be used at Grenfell Tower but that it was not its role to decide what was or was not compliant with local building regulations.The company manufactures three main types of Reynobond panel – one with a polyethylene (PE) core, one with a fire retardant core and another with a non-combustible core, according to its website.The company manufactures three main types of Reynobond panel – one with a polyethylene (PE) core, one with a fire retardant core and another with a non-combustible core, according to its website. Reynobond panels describe how PE core panels are suitable up to 10m in height. Panels with a fire resistant core – the FR model – can be used up to 30m, while above that height, panels with the non-combustible core – the A2 model – should be used, the brochure says.
Grenfell Tower is more than 60m tall. The brochure also issued a blunt warning that cladding can be a fire risk.
“When conceiving a building, it is crucial to choose the adapted products in order to avoid the fire to spread to the whole building. Especially when it comes to facades and roofs, the fire can spread extremely rapidly,” the brochure said. “As soon as the building is higher than the fire fighters’ ladders, it has to be conceived with an incombustible material.”

The fatal fire was started by a faulty Hotpoint fridge-freezer in one of the apartments, London police said on Friday. Essentially one poor rivet on a fatally flawed Titanic- samo samo imho!

The UK uses a "principles-based" approach to regulation which puts an onus on companies to operate safely, based on common understanding of risks and the technology available.
This differs to the highly specific "rules-based" approach to regulation taken in the United States.

As usual, the leading cause of death in the 21st century is still other people!... either by what they do or, equally, by what they do not do! The angel of death ain't real picky. <how three different cladding should have been used!