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Kingspan manager apologises after Grenfell Inquiry hears his foul-mouthed reaction to firm raising safety queries

By 2020-12-01T10:47:00

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Philip Heath emailed colleagues saying consultant go ‘fuck themselves’ after it questioned whether manufacturer’s product was OK to use

A technical manager at Kingspan said that a facade engineering consultant could “go fuck themselves” after they raised doubts about the fire safety of a fcombustible insulation product later installed on Grenfell Tower, the inquiry has heard.

Philip Heath made the comments in a 2008 email to a friend after the specialist, Wintech, had advised contractor Bowmer & Kirkland that Kingspan’s Kooltherm K15 insulation was not suitable for a high rise project.

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