Heat shield panel retainer

A retainer for connecting two panels of a heat shield assembly, the retainer comprising:

• a central elongate panel having a length l and a width w, a top end, a bottom end and first and second long sides extending from the top end to the bottom end;
• a first side panel extending along the first long side of the central elongate panel and a second side panel extending along the second long side of the central elongate panel;
• wherein the central elongate panel is corrugated, with corrugations running along the length of the central elongate panel from the top end to the bottom end, and wherein the retainer is formed of a top section, a middle section and a bottom section, the top section welded to one end of the middle section and the bottom section welded to the other end of the middle section.