“The public inquiry into the Grenfell disaster heard that Kingspan sold a combustible foam insulation that burned like a “raging inferno” based, it was alleged, on out-of-date tests on an earlier product with a different chemical composition. Lawyers for the victims told the inquiry in 2020 that Kingspan, alongside Arconic, which made the cladding panels, and Celotex, which made 95% of the insulation used, were “little more than crooks and killers”.”

#Grenfell #Kingspan https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/13/use-of-kingspan-insulation-on-towers-near-grenfell-angers-residents?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

“#Arconic, the US-owned firm that made the highly combustible #cladding panels, was first among those named by Stephanie Barwise KC, representing one group of survivors, in a “rogues gallery”….

#Celotex, which made most of the combustible insulation used on the tower, and #Kingspan, another manufacturer, were fraudulent in their sales tactics…”

#GrenfellTowerFire #CSR

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/07/rogues-gallery-grenfell-firms-should-prosecuted-lawyers