Report from the Grenfell Inquiry by
@Grainne_Cuffe:
The firm which issued a certificate saying Kingspan’s combustible insulation could be used on high rises was “gamed”, “played”, and “sweetened up” by the manufacturer, a senior staff member has said
insidehousing.co.uk/news/firm-that…
@Grainne_Cuffe:
The firm which issued a certificate saying Kingspan’s combustible insulation could be used on high rises was “gamed”, “played”, and “sweetened up” by the manufacturer, a senior staff member has said
insidehousing.co.uk/news/firm-that…
The inquiry saw an email showing that when Kingspan approached LABC asking for a large range of certificates another senior staff member wrote “We’ll save this failing company yet! Seriously, that’s really good news.” They had already been warned about its combustibility
When another building control operation (the NHBC) was considering rejecting the use of Kingspan's K15 on high rises due to fire safety concerns, internal emails show LABC staff describing it as "business opportunity" for LABC
“Should we read this as NHBC was getting tougher with the use of K15 on tall buildings and LABC were seeing this as a potential business opportunity to cash in on that by being softer?”
Mr Ewing said “You’d have to ask LABC warranty. It certainly looks like that how it’s written
Mr Ewing said “You’d have to ask LABC warranty. It certainly looks like that how it’s written
“I feel LABC has been gamed and played by the insulation manufacturers for their own benefits," he said at the end of his evidence.
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