KCTMO
Managed social housing in Kensington & Chelsea since 1996
Not-for-profit company.
Chief executive: Robert Black
Artelia UK
Max Fordham
Project managers for Grenfell Tower refurbishment
Cites Grenfell Tower as a case study.
Specialises in cost management
Building services engineers hired by KCTMO
Advised temporary removal of ‘fire stopping’ was an option.
Did not return requests for comment
Studio E
Rydon
Architect overseeing the refurbishment
Website does not appear to be working.
‘Deeply shocked and distressed’
Won £8.6m contract to refurbish Grenfell Tower from KCTMO
Made a profit of £14.3m last year, on turnover of £271m.
Sub-contracted multiple other firms to work on the project
Harley Curtain
Wall/Facades
Witt UK/PSB
UK arm of German ventilation firm Witt & Sohn
Has removed references to Grenfell Tower from website.
Makes ventilation systems that extract smoke in a fire
Won £2.6m contract from Rydon to install cladding
Has provided cladding for other London tower blocks.
Part of company went bust after Grenfell work
JS Wright & Sons
Celotex
Birmingham-based mechanical engineers
Was contracted by Witt UK to work on ventilation systems.
Made a £3m profit last year
Provided RS5000 insulation for Grenfell Tower cladding
Insulation has high fire safety rating but can still burn.
Owned by French firm Saint-Gobain
Arconic
Manufactured Reynobond PE used in cladding
Makes a more fire-resistant type, Reynobond FR.
Reynobond is made in Eastman, Georgia, USA
Artelia UK
Max Fordham
KCTMO
Project managers for Grenfell Tower refurbishment
Cites Grenfell Tower as a case study.
Specialises in cost management
Building services engineers hired by KCTMO
Advised temporary removal of ‘fire stopping’ was an option.
Did not return requests for comment
Managed social housing in Kensington & Chelsea since 1996
Not-for-profit company.
Chief executive: Robert Black
Studio E
Rydon
Harley Curtain
Wall/Facades
Architect overseeing the refurbishment
Website does not appear to be working.
‘Deeply shocked and distressed’
Won £8.6m contract to refurbish Grenfell Tower from KCTMO
Made a profit of £14.3m last year, on turnover of £271m.
Sub-contracted multiple other firms to work on the project
Won £2.6m contract from Rydon to install cladding
Has provided cladding for other London tower blocks.
Part of company went bust after Grenfell work
Witt UK/PSB
Celotex
UK arm of German ventilation firm Witt & Sohn
Has removed references to Grenfell Tower from website.
Makes ventilation systems that extract smoke in a fire
Provided RS5000 insulation for Grenfell Tower cladding
Insulation has high fire safety rating but can still burn.
Owned by French firm Saint-Gobain
JS Wright & Sons
Arconic
Birmingham-based mechanical engineers
Was contracted by Witt UK to work on ventilation systems.
Made a £3m profit last year
Designed Reynobond PE used in cladding
Makes a more fire-resistant type, Reynobond FR.
Reynobond is made in Eastman, Georgia, USA