Kingspan says it had no role in the refurbishment of the Grenfell Tower in London.
It’s after the Tower was the scene of a major fire last month, with at least 80 people confirmed dead.
Kingspan says it had no involvement in the “design or specification of the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower façade”.
It also says its insulated panels and façade systems were not used on the building.
However, in a statement to Northern Sound News, Kingspan says that after the fire it became aware that a quantity of its Kooltherm K15 product was used in the building.
It says the product was sourced by a third party distributer and was supplied to the Grenfell Tower contractors.
It’s believed the Kingspan product makes up less than five per cent of the overall insulation used on the Tower.
Kingspan says it was used without their knowledge and in a combination that it was not designed for and would not recommend.
Full statement from Kingspan
Kingspan recognises that the terrible tragedy at Grenfell Tower has raised understandable concerns about the implementation of building regulations, the adequacy of those regulations, the materials used in building construction and refurbishment, and how these impact one another.
Kingspan had no involvement in either the design or the specification of the refurbishment of the Grenfell Tower facade, and neither Kingspan insulated panels nor Kingspan façade systems were used on Grenfell Tower.
To the best of our knowledge, the vast majority of the insulation used for the façade refurbishment was PIR (polyisocyanurate) that had no connection with Kingspan. However, subsequent to the Grenfell tragedy we became aware that a very small quantity of Kingspan Kooltherm K15 (less than 5% of the estimated total amount of insulation used on the Tower facade) was sourced by a third party distributer and supplied to contractors involved in the refurbishment.
Whilst we are still seeking to establish the facts of what occurred, it appears that Kooltherm K15 has been used without our knowledge, as part of a combination for which it was not designed, and which Kingspan would never recommend.
Kingspan is very confident that properly installed and specified our products deliver safe, reliable and energy efficient insulation solutions.
Given the ongoing investigations by relevant authorities into the Grenfell Tower fire it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.
