Manufacturer halts panel sales

SALES OF the panels attached to Grenfell Tower have been halted for high-rise buildings by its manufacturer.

Arconic stopped global sales of its Reynobond PE cladding for tall buildings, citing concerns about the “inconsistency of building codes” internationally.

Coated in aluminium, the material has a plastic core which is suspected to have accelerated the spread of the deadly blaze on June 14, which claimed 79 lives.

The manufacturer said in a statement: “We believe this is the right decision because of the inconsistency of building codes across the world and issues that have arisen in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy regarding code compliance of cladding systems in the context of buildings’ overall designs.”