Architect BDP has launched legal action against insulation manufacturer Kingspan, saying it may be liable for the cost of recladding a mixed-use development because of ‘statements’ about its K15 insulation product.
BDP is being pursued by contractor Laing O’Rourke for £1.83m in a separate legal case concerning The Rock, a mixed-use development in Bury, Lancashire, completed in 2010.
The firm denies it is liable, but is nevertheless pursuing Kingspan Insulation and three other companies in a related lawsuit. BDP says if it is found to be liable to Laing O’Rourke, it is ‘entitled to a contribution, amounting to an indemnity, from Kingspan Insulation’.
Full case details have not been published, but Laing O’Rourke is claiming compensation for replacing 1,717m2 of K15 cladding.
