Re: Are we allowed to talk about KINGSPAN
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:04 pm
Can't believe UR associates with this shower of filth. A year long campaign of sexual harassment. Why did she have to take a case? Not believed?
The Ulternative Alster Fan Club supporting Ulster Rugby!
https://www.uafc.co.uk/
Yeah, but what did they say about a wee girl in a WhatsApp group?She reserved particular criticism for Celotex and Kingspan which manufactured insulation used at Grenfell, and Arconic which made the cladding.
Their "widespread lack of candour is an affront to the dead, to the bereaved, and to the former residents of Grenfell," she said
Kingspan continued to sell its combustible K15 insulation boards until 2020 on the back of a discredited test which "did not reflect the product being sold," she said.
Building regulations guidance prohibits the use of combustible insulation at heights above 18m (59ft).
When other professionals failed to realise that the product breached building regulations internal Kingspan emails were "gleeful", according to Ms Barwise.
"Kingspan's fingerprints are all over this disaster," she concluded.
The Irish manufacturer's insulation was one of two types installed on the building, making up about 5% of the total, although it claims it was never told its product would be used.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff apologises to Grenfell survivors after backlash to Kingspan deal
Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff is to meet survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire after apologising on behalf of his team on Friday for any distress caused by a sponsorship deal with a company linked to the 2017 disaster.
The deal with Kingspan, an Irish company that produces high-performance insulation, including some used on the West London tower block, was announced this week.
The company's branding is on the car that seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton is driving at this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Kingspan have been a sponsorship partner to Ulster Rugby since 1999 and also have a long association with Cavan GAA.
Grenfell United, representing survivors of the blaze that killed 72 people, had written to Wolff seeking to have the "truly shocking" partnership terminated.
In a written reply, Wolff apologised for "the additional hurt that this announcement has caused".
He said Mercedes had engaged with the company "in depth" prior to the deal to understand any part their products played in the disaster, and were assured they had no role in the design or construction of the cladding system.
Highly combustible cladding has been identified as central to the rapid spread of flames.
"I know that this does not change in any way the awful tragedy you suffered, or the deep and ongoing pain felt in your community," wrote the Austrian.
"I would like to thank Grenfell United for the offer to meet in person for me to learn and understand better. I look forward to coming together as soon as we can."
British Housing Minister Michael Gove has also called for Mercedes to reconsider the partnership, saying on Twitter that he was "deeply disappointed" Mercedes were accepting sponsorship from Kingspan while an inquiry was ongoing.
"I will be writing to Mercedes to ask them to reconsider. The Grenfell community deserves better," he said.
Gove's opposition counterpart Lisa Nandy welcomed his "swift criticism" but called on him to take the same stance and return party political donations from property developers responsible for buildings with similar cladding.
Kingspan said in a statement it had no role in the design of the cladding system on Grenfell Tower, where its K15 product constituted approximately 5% of the insulation.
It added that this "was used as a substitute product without Kingspan's knowledge in a system that was not compliant with the buildings regulations.
"The new partnership with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team reflects the ambitious sustainability targets of both organisations."
https://www.irishtimes.com/bus...onsors ... -1.3681868germcevoy wrote:Hamilton throwing his influence about some more. Fair play. How long left on the stadium naming rights deal?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... l-grenfell
Exactlyjean valjean wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 8:11 pm The outcome of the enquiry I suspect will be key. If Kingspan are deemed at fault in any way then UR will be in a difficult spot.