Grenfell suppliers are accused of 'dishonesty'

TWO companies which provided insulation for the Grenfell Tower, in west London, allegedly sold the material “dishonestly” and failed to warn that it was not suitable for high-rise buildings, the High Court has heard.

- DANNY HALPIN

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) is seeking millions in damages from Celotex and Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK, saying the insulation they produced and sold was one of the causes of the “uncontrollable” fire that killed 72 people in 2017.

The council has six claims running against various companies that were involved with supplying or maintaining material in the Grenfell Tower, including the supplier of a fridge-freezer which RBKC says was the origin of the fire.