Sussex firm Rydon, which carried out a £8.6 million refurbishment of the exterior of Grenfell Tower last year, installing cladding and new windows, said its work "met all required building control, fire regulation, and health and safety standards".
Tower block residents in Southampton say they fear for their safety following the deadly fire at the Grenfell Tower in London.
Council bosses are writing to residents at Southampton's 18 tower blocks to reassure them that rigorous safety measures are in place - and that new exterior cladding on buildings IS fireproof. Richard Slee reports.
The fire service in Dorset & Wiltshire is to inspect fire safety at up to 250 high rise apartment blocks after the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Several residents reported that a resident said the blaze started in his faulty fridge.
Local residents had warned it would take a "catastrophic event" before authorities took notice of their concerns about fire safety.