Work set to take two years to complete

The government has given an update on plans to dismantle the Grenfell tower in west London.

The work is due to be carried out by demolition contractor Deconstruct which has been on site since 2017, having carried an assortment of jobs including clearance and safety monitoring.

In the update, the government said a crane will be erected at the site later this summer with more scaffolding going up as part of the work.

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Work to bring down the tower will take two years to complete

It added: 鈥淲e will sensitively remove, preserve and safely store the architectural crown and the elements of the Tower agreed with the community as we carefully take the building down.鈥�

The update said some of the materials from the tower will be used as part of a planned Grenfell memorial nearby.

And it said it was 鈥渆xploring different ways to illuminate the Tower鈥� during the work and said the banner with the green heart design will be moved down the building in stages as the tower come down.

The government has previously said it had awarded Deconstruct the 拢12.25m contract without competition because 鈥渁ny change in contractor would cause significant inconvenience and substantial duplication of costs鈥�.

The job is expected to take two years to complete.

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