A Grenfell tower contractor, which was tasked with the tower’s re-development before the fire has launched a legal challenge against Kensington & Chelsea.
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00:00So, let me give you a bit of further background on this story. The Royal Borough of Kensington
00:07and Chelsea, which is of course the local authority where Grenfell Tower is located,
00:14banned contractors involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower from future council contracts.
00:21One of these contractors, called Sidderise, has announced it is mounting a legal challenge
00:28against the borough in opposition to this ban, having launched judicial review proceedings
00:35last Tuesday. The company in question has said the council's decision was without foundation
00:43or justification because its products do not meet the council's own criteria for the ban.
00:51Sidderise manufactured some of the cavity barriers used in the tower's 2015-2016 refurbishment.
01:00However, they argue because the Grenfell Inquiry report is clear that neither Sidderise nor
01:06its products contribute to the fire, the exclusion is unwarranted. Kensington and Chelsea have
01:13said they stand by their decision in response to this development. The Grenfell Inquiry's
01:20phase two report found no evidence of Sidderise acting dishonestly on its part, but said some
01:28aspects of the company's marketing materials gave cause for concern. It also found Sidderise
01:35had supplied cavity barriers for use in voids larger than those for which they had been
01:43tested.