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147 Kingspan and the BBA

‘Would it be fair… to say that you were set up by others…as Kingspan’s useful idiot’?

‘Would it be fair… to say that you were set up by others …as Kingspan’s useful idiot’? Kingspan Insulation’s Managing Director Richard Burnley gave evidence this week. Questioned about Kingspan’s conduct after the fire at Grenfell Tower when it held a private meeting to lobby MPs, Richard Burnley denied the company accessed political power for its own commercial gain.
The British Board of Agrement also gave evidence. The BBA’s Senior Technical Manager John Albon, denied that the BBA was ‘toothless and weak’, but admitted it had supported inaccurate claims from manufacturers.

Presenter / Producer: Kate Lamble
Producer: Sharon Hemans
Researcher: May Cameron
Studio Mix: Gareth Jones

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