How Grenfell cladding firm Celotex 'manipulated' fire safety test results to 'break into market'

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An insulation firm involved in the construction of the Grenfell Tower has been criticised for 'manipulating' fire safety test results in the run up to the disaster, an inquiry has found.

An insulation firm involved in the construction of the Grenfell Tower has been criticised for "manipulating" fire safety test results in the run up to the disaster, an inquiry has found. Celotex was one of seven companies to face strong criticism as part of the Grenfell Inquiry's near-1,700 page report.

Read more: Damning final report into Grenfell disaster finds ‘systemic dishonesty’ and ‘decades of failure’ caused deadly infernoRead more: LIVE: Grenfell Tower Report says blaze was caused by 'decades of failure' by those in powerThe test report was found to have “omitted any reference to the magnesium oxide boards, thereby rendering it materially incomplete and misleading”.Celotex then marketed RS5000 as “acceptable for use in buildings above 18 metres in height”.

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