By Tom Lowe2021-04-12T05:00:00+01:00
Building revealed five sites were still selling combustible insulation with out-of-date data
All five websites which had been using inaccurate fire ratings to sell an insulation product blamed for contributing to the Grenfell Tower fire have removed the information.
The UK-based websites were found to be selling Kingspan’s K15 insulation with outdated brochures and datasheets after an investigation by Building.
One of the five webistes, Loft and Insulation, has removed the web page which had been selling Kingspan’s K15 insulation with the outdated fire rating
K15, a combustible phenolic foam board, was found to be included in the cladding system of Grenfell tower after the fire which claimed 72 lives in June 2017.
UPDATE on 8 April 2021: All five websites concerned have now corrected their mistakes.
Kingspan has said it is “concerned” websites have been selling one of its combustible insulation products installed on Grenfell Tower with inaccurate fire ratings.
Yesterday Building revealed five UK-based websites had been selling the firm’s K15 insulation, using out of date brochures and datasheets.
Two of the websites, Insulation Superstore and Building Materials, have since corrected the mistake – but, as of this morning, three are still selling the product with inaccurate information.
The Irish materials firm said it was working to address the issues raised although it pointed out that websites selling its product with inaccurate information was “outside of our direct control”.