Firm that supplied panels in Grenfell Tower tragedy knew they were flammable
Arconic's emails have raised questions about why combustible cladding was supplied to distributor
London
SIX emails sent by and to an Arconic Inc sales manager have raised questions about why the company supplied combustible cladding to a distributor for use at Grenfell Tower, despite publicly warning such panels were a fire risk for tall buildings.
The emails, dating from 2014 and seen by Reuters, were between Deborah French, Arconic's UK sales manager, and executives at the contractors involved in the bidding process for the refurbishment contract at Grenfell Tower in London, where 79 people died in a blaze last week.
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