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Rydon Warns Camden Council
Firm that refurbished Grenfell Tower threatens legal action against council
Rydon warned in a letter sent on 23rd of June that it could take action over comments by the Camden Council leader that cladding on other buildings was not up to the standard commissioned, reports The Guardian.
So just nine days after the Grenfell Tower fire, with a final death toll yet to be confirmed, the contractor who refurbished the tower are trying to defend their reputation elsewhere in London. The London Borough of Camden evacuated hundreds of families from four towers on the Chalcots estate last weekend after it emerged that they were clad in flammable aluminium polyethylene-filled sheeting under a £150m PFI contract with Rydon. Fire brigade inspectors also raised concerns about a lack of fire doors and insulation around gas pipes.
The council leader, Georgia Gould, complained publicly that the cladding fitted under the contract with Rydon was not to the standard commissioned by the council and said: ?We thought we were dealing with reputable companies and we feel let down.? She warned Rydon the council was taking urgent legal advice and said the cladding ?did not satisfy our independent laboratory testing or the high st...