All insulation articles
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NewsKingspan buys majority share in German firm
Deal includes option for further purchase of Steico shares
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NewsKingspan predicts record full-year profit of around £750m
UK market has weakened this year, says materials firm
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NewsNational retrofit body key to delivering net zero, says UKGBC-backed report
Mission Retrofit also suggests introducing a new bill to Parliament to help achieve net zero buildings
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CommentTime to focus on insulation carbon trade-offs to tackle our leaky homes
As the government prepares a plan to deliver its latest carbon budget, Chris Brown discusses the options for insulation of our housing stock
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NewsUKGBC urges Sunak to follow through on home insulation funding idea
Green membership body calls on new prime minister to ditch ‘unwise’ investment zones ahead of expected reshuffle
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CommentMarket and political failures are behind our lack of cheap, warm housing
A lost decade in insulating homes has led to the government needing to subsidise energy costs and it’s time to rethink the system, writes Chris Brown
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NewsNHBC allowed Kingspan insulation despite describing its certificate as ‘garbage’
National House Building Council warned twice that product was ‘accident waiting to happen’
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NewsNHBC denies Kingspan insulation allowed to avoid ‘barrage’ of customer claims
Grenfell Inquiry counsel accuses building control body of being “captured” by Kingspan and “used by them as their poodles”
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NewsLABC failed to correct ‘misleading’ Kingspan insulation certificate, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Failure came as local authority building control body was seeking a sponsorship deal with the firm
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NewsKingspan profit to soar on back of building boom
Materials firm says profit in first nine months of year up by 48%
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NewsInsulation firm Kingspan sees jump in profit
But company much criticised in Grenfell Inquiry warns over materials supply ‘constraints’
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NewsWebsites correct use of inaccurate fire ratings to sell Grenfell insulation
Building revelead five sites were still selling combustible insulation with out-of-date data
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NewsFormer Grenfell insulation boss denies MPs’ dinner was attempt to stop combustibles ban
Senior Kingspan staff attended January 2018 dinner at Palace of Westminster months after Grenfell fire, inquiry hears
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NewsCertifier reprimanded for ‘serious’ error in Grenfell insulation, inquiry hears
BBA’s certificate for Kingspan product described by inquiry counsel as ‘dangerously misleading’
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NewsMissing rigged Celotex fire test was ‘very basic error,’ BRE manager tells Grenfell inquiry
BRE staff failed to notice two fire-resisting boards added to test rig to ensure a pass
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NewsCelotex ‘did not conceal’ rigged insulation test from BRE, Grenfell inquiry hears
Cladding installer says testing body was checking test rig the ‘whole time’
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CommentGreen Homes Grant fiasco highlights lack of national retrofit programme
The failure to properly fund domestic retrofit puts a national programme further out of reach