Report from today at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry:
A senior fire engineer at the UK's largest building inspector suspected Kingspan was 'concealing' failed fire tests before the Grenfell fire. It continued to accept the product for high rise buildings
insidehousing.co.uk/news/nhbc-susp…
A senior fire engineer at the UK's largest building inspector suspected Kingspan was 'concealing' failed fire tests before the Grenfell fire. It continued to accept the product for high rise buildings
insidehousing.co.uk/news/nhbc-susp…
The inquiry saw emails from NHBC fire engineer John Lewis where he described the use of combustible materials as "an accident waiting to happen" and a certificate claiming the product met the standard of 'limited combustibility' as "garbage"
He also said he had been told of a test on a system where Kingspan's insulation had burnt so fiercely flames had gone over the top of a 9m test rig. He said the company which had helped arrange the test had been threatened with legal action by Kingspan if they spoke about it
Mr Lewis said he "had strong suspicions that Kingspan were concealing failed test reports" and had "concerns" about the use of the product. But he added that refusing to accept it in untested systems would have caused a "storm" in the building industry
The inquiry continues with more from Mr Lewis tomorrow.
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