The producer and importer of a type of cladding linked to blazes in Australia and overseas, including the deadly Grenfell Tower fire, should pay the highest amount of compensation possible, a court has been told.
The cladding was advertised as safe for use in residential, commercial and public buildings by German manufacturer 3A Composites and its Australian distributor Halifax Vogal Group (HVG), the Federal Court was told.
A class action lawyer said the components were "wholly unsuitable" for that purpose, as they contained a flammable polyethylene core which could ooze, melt and deform - accelerating the spread of fire.
