Who is kingspan owned by?
owner Eugene Murtagh
Starting as a small engineering and contracting business, owner Eugene Murtagh began manufacturing agricultural trailers from behind his family’s bar, Murtagh’s in Kingscourt Co. Cavan.
What is kingspan made of?
The product is made from phenolic foam, which is one substance that can be used as the core of an insulating panel. According to planning documents, the cladding on Grenfell Tower was Reynobond PE – aluminium cladding with a polyethylene core. Behind the aluminium panels was insulation made by Celotex.
Does Kingspan own Celotex?
Celotex no longer sells insulation for buildings above 18m but is still owned by Saint Gobain and makes insulation at Hadleigh.
What’s better Rockwool or Kingspan?
Also despite being a good insulator, both Kingspan K5 and EPS have better thermal efficiencies, so you need more Rockwool to achieve the same u-values. We would always recommend using gloves when installing the Rockwool boards as the wool fibres can be really itchy.
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Is Kingspan responsible for Grenfell Tower?
Kingspan’s K15 insulation made up part of the insulation on the Grenfell Tower building, which was otherwise covered in Celotex’s RS5000 insulation when the building caught fire in 2017 and killed 72 people.
Is kingspan good for loft insulation?
Using rigid insulation board as loft insulation Some people may prefer to use rigid insulation board to insulate the loft space – for example Celotex or Kingspan – the process is pretty similar to above, although you will need less depth to achieve the same insulation levels (than mineral wool).
What is the issue with Kingspan?
A spokesperson for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities said: “As part of its ongoing investigation, the Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) has issued Kingspan with notices to stop the supply of certain products, which have been found to have lower fire safety performance levels than as …