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Ian Guider: Kingspan bosses need to talk more about Grenfell, not less

Kingspan cannot quietly move on from Grenfell, particularly as Michael Gove has it in his sights, so a better strategy would be to proactively engage with the British government

Gene Murtagh CEO of Kingspan: Kingspan has been maintaining a lower-than-usual profile of late. Picture: Bryan Meade

Kingspan’s annual general meeting was never one of the more widely attended events of the spring AGM season. Normally held in a five-star hotel in Ballsbridge in Dublin, the meeting has shifted to the company’s ultra-modern headquarters in Cavan in the last couple of years. Will it result in more shareholders attending, or has the change of destination proven to be worth it to avoid the glare of media attention?

Even by its own standards, ...