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Building control body sought sponsorship deal with Kingspan, Grenfell Inquiry hears

By 2021-12-09T10:43:00

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Local Authority Building Control also failed to correct “misleading” certificate clearing Kingspan’s K15 insulation as safe above 18m despite repeated warnings

A building control body ignored repeated warnings about a “misleading” certificate for a combustible Kingspan insulation product while seeking a sponsorship deal with the firm, the Grenfell inquiry has heard.

Local Authority Building Control (LABC), which represents council building control inspectors, had granted Kingspan’s K15 insulation a certificate stating that it was of ‘limited combustibility’.

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