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Richard Curran: Kingspan will feel fallout from the Grenfell Tower tragedy in more ways than one

The fallout from the damning report in the UK into the Grenfell fire could shift in a few different directions for Kingspan, the maker of around 5pc of the insulation on the London tower.

72 people were killed when the 24-storey Grenfell Tower went up in flames in June 2017. Photo: Getty The fallout from the damning report in the UK into the Grenfell fire could shift in a few different directions for Kingspan, the maker of around 5pc of the insulation on the London tower. Reputational damage has been significant – but there is likely to be an ongoing financial hit too, even if it isn’t on a large-scale, relative to the size of the group.

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