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

By Tom Lowe2020-12-03T11:23:00

Grenfell Tower toward the end of its ill-fated refurbishment

Source: Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Hearing told of more concerns from worried cladding contractors over Kingspan’s K15 product

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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