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Grenfell Inquiry hears non-compliance of combustible insulation ‘lost on’ Kingspan tech boss

By 2020-12-03T11:36:00

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Hearing shown email from NHBC calling LABC certificate for K15 insulation ‘garbage’

The former head of technical at the manufacturer of a combustible insulation product installed on Grenfell Tower has told the inquiry he was not aware the product was not safe to use on tall buildings.

Tony Millichap, who worked at Kingspan between 2010 and 2015, told Wednesday’s hearing that the fire performance of the K15 insulation installed on the 6m tall Grenfell tower “should have been looked into in more detail at the time”.

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