The former head of marketing at the firm which rebranded a flammable insulation product as safe for use on high-rise buildings has said he signed off the product’s marketing strategy because he was “relying on other people to give information”, the Grenfell Inquiry has heard.

Paul Evans, who worked at insulation manufacturer Celotex between 2007 and 2018, told the inquiry yesterday: “There was no one coming to me saying, ‘we shouldn’t be launching this’.”

The RS5000 insulation product, which the inquiry has heard was the same as an earlier flammable insulation called FR5000 which was not safe for use on buildings above 18m, was later used on the refurbishment of the 67m tall Grenfell Tower.

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