ACM was ‘cheaper option’, Grenfell Inquiry hears

News15.07.209:00 AM by Nathaniel Barker

Aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding was seen as a cheap alternative to the architect’s preference for the Grenfell Tower refurbishment, the inquiry into the fire heard yesterday.

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