This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapter 24 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report specifically;
1. Celotex RS5000 Insulation
A. Introduction
B. Background
i. Key Personnel & Management
ii. The Acquisition by Saint Gobain
iii. Lambda Values
iv. The Change of Polyol
C. The Development of RS5000
i. Genesis of the "Above 18m Project": 2008 - 2012
ii. Allocation to Jonathan Roper: 2012 - 2013
iii. June 2013: Business Case
iv. Celotex's Investigations during 2013
v. Sotech and IFC: June - October 2013
vi. Discussions with BRE: May and October 2013
vii. The Roper-Evans Exchange: 1st November 2013
vii. 4th November 2013 Meeting - The 5 Options
viii. The Decision to Proceed
ix. Designing the Test
x. The First Test: 14th February 2014
xi. Reaction to the First Failed Test
xii. Decision to Restest
xiii. Design Changes
xiv. No New Drawings
xv. Source of Materials
xvi. The Second Test - May 2014
xvii. BRE's Knowledge of the Design Changes
xviii. Decisions Following the Second Test
xix. The Slide Show
xx. Instructions to Produce Slides "For General Business Use"
D. BRE Draft Report
i. Discussion of the Draft Report
ii. Decision not to Correct the Report
iii. Request to Remove Figure 18
iv. Internal Review and Issue of the Report
v. Mr Clark's Involvement in the BRE Test Report
vi. The RS5000 Classification Report
vii. The Abridged Report
viii. The Marketing of RS5000
ix. The RS5000 Marketing Literature
x. The Compliance Guide
xi. The Specification Guide
xii. Other Marketing Documents
xiii. Internal Launch of RS5000
E. Aftermath of the Launch
i. Relations with NHBC
ii. Problems in the Market
iii.LABC Approval
iv. Handover to Debbie Berger
v. Contact with BRE
vi. February 2015: Market Analysis Slideshow
vii. Desktop Study (March 2015)
viii. Exova's Draft Report
ix. NHBC's Reaction
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