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By Tom Lowe2021-12-15T11:17:00
Grenfell Inquiry counsel accuses building control body of being “captured” by Kingspan and “used by them as their poodles”
A building control body has denied that it continued to approve the use of a combustible product in high-rise buildings because it wanted to avoid a “barrage of claims” from customers.
Tuesday’s hearing of the Grenfell Inquiry was told how the National House Building Council (NHBC) continued to accept the use of Kingspan’s K15 insulation in buildings above 18m even after it was alerted to the product’s limited fire test.
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