Industry needs to be more vocal in supporting Grenfell findings, construction boss says, and warns contracting’s ‘bizarre’ margins not sustainable

By Tom Lowe2024-09-19T11:05:00

Eoghan O’Lionaird bemoans industry’s ‘relative silence over report and admits firm’s 2% margin is not good enough

Wates boss Eoghan O’Lionaird has said the industry has been too quiet in responding to this month’s Grenfell Inquiry report.

The report said the industry needed major reform and recommended an industry regulator be established with the government set to respond formally within the next six months.

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