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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

Shane Lowry faces new pressure to end Kingspan deal as Grenfell report due

Shane Lowry of Ireland prepares to putt on the second green. He is wearing a white shirt with sponsors' logos, including Kingspan,  on the sleeves and chest
Shane Lowry, with the Kingspan logo on his right sleeve, competes at the FedEx Cup in Georgia. Photograph: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images

One of the world’s leading golfers, Shane Lowry, is facing growing pressure to end his sponsorship deal with the insulation company Kingspan if it is among firms strongly criticised in the Grenfell Tower inquiry final report due to be published this week.

The Ryder Cup player counts the Irish firm as a major sponsor and wears its logo on the sleeve of his golf shirts. He has so far resisted calls from the bereaved and survivors of the 14 June 2017 fire to end the sponsorship arrangement with Kingspan, which made some of the combustible foam insulation used in the tower’s disastrous refurbishment.

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