Celotex denies Panorama's cladding claims

By Hamish Champ2018-05-24T09:59:00

Insulation manufacturer says it is investigating programme’s retardant allegations “as a matter of urgency”

The manufacturer of insulation material used on Grenfell Tower has denied allegations made in a recent BBC TV investigation that while it used a fire retardant in test conditions the eventual product sold to the public did not contain it.

Panorama claimed in its investigation that Celotex, owned by French multinational St Gobain, used extra fire retardant in the product that qualified for the safety certificate, but said a more flammable version was then sold for public use.

In a statement posted on its website Celotex said it was “unaware” of the allegation that the tested sample differed from the one sold to the public and had not seen anything to support the programme’s claims.

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