Kingspan Issues Warning to Customers to Expect Supply Shortages and Longer Waits

We must now unfortunately advise that one of our key chemical suppliers has had a significant breakdown at one of their production facilities and as a result have claimed Force Majeure.

We are in urgent dialogue with them to understand the extent of the issue and the length of time this issue may exist, as well as what this means for supply of product to us and any subsequent impact on costs. Concurrently we are looking to see if other companies within our established supply chain can cover some of the shortfall we are expecting; however, with all material in tight supply it is unlikely that any other suppliers will be in a position to cover the full potential deficit in material volumes.

As a consequence of this disruption to our supply chain, we must advise that we will not be able to supply all current orders for Insulated panel products on the dates previously confirmed. We will continue to operate and will be able to manufacture panels, albeit at reduced levels. We will do everything we can to mitigate the delays to your projects, and as soon as we have clarity on availability of materials we will update you with the revised delivery dates we can offer. Our Customer Services team will be in contact with you to review your impacted orders.

We apologise for this latest situation which is beyond our direct control and assure you of our best endeavours to mitigate any delays. We will communicate again in the coming days once we have full details of the likely impacts.

Yours Sincerely

Phil Smith
Managing Director