‘Life-critical’ fire issues found in 56% of Grenfell cladder’s residential blocks

Data shows 14 of 25 blocks built by development arm of Rydon have issues and only two have had repairs completed

More than half of the residential blocks built by the company responsible for installing the deadly cladding on Grenfell Tower have “life-critical” fire safety issues, it can be revealed.

Government figures analysed by the Guardian show the development arm of Rydon, the company that installed the flammable cladding which was the primary cause of the spreading fire that killed 72 Grenfell residents, has built 25 residential blocks across England and 14 have been found to have issues.