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Clydebank Asbestos Group

@CAG_Asbestos

Clydebank Asbestos Group is a volunteer organisation set up in 1992 to help provide support, advice and information for victims of asbestos and their families.

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Glasgow Road’s memorial whispers tales of Clydebank’s past. In our ‘Take a Minute’ series — thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland — Paul Murdoch explores the legacy of Bankies lost to shipbuilding’s shadow.

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Read how Cape hid the risk of cancer deliberately for profit, allowing millions to be exposed to . Its parent co Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics fought the legal case with huge teams of lawyers, then spent substantial amounts to sponsor major rugby teams

Read how Cape hid the risk of cancer deliberately for profit, allowing millions to be exposed to #asbestos. Its parent co @altrad_services fought the legal case with huge teams of lawyers, then spent substantial amounts to sponsor major rugby teams
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Join us us raising awareness of the dangers of asbestos
Day TWO of the 20th Global Asbestos Awareness Week, April 1 – 7, 2024
World Health Organization Asbestos-Related Disease Fact Sheet

One Word, One Week, One World

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Tony, a sufferer, states in The Times and The Sunday Times: “If I would have got cancer another way I could accept it, but to get it from someone else’s greed is a very hard pill to swallow.” Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics
thetimes.co.uk/article/no-cau…

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Another plea to Cape/Altrad ALTRAD Mohed Altrad to donate £10 million to mesothelioma research

Sadly, Mr Latimer, has been given a life expectancy of only 12 months. To read the full letter click the link below 👇

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We were honoured to lay a wreath at the Service of Commemoration held to mark the 83rd anniversary of the Clydebank Blitz.

We were honoured to lay a wreath at the Service of Commemoration held to mark the 83rd anniversary of the Clydebank Blitz.
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'We should be investing in medical research, because this disease is going to get more people in years to come'. Barrie Taylor, mesothelioma patient, 72, Denton.' Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics

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“Over 5000 people die every year from asbestos-related diseases. Diseases that are preventable,” said Rachel Gallagher from Clydebank Asbestos Group
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The burst rate of asbestos cement water pipes increased by 49% between 2017 and 2021💧Have a look at the investigation from The Ferret which raises awareness of a new fear: asbestos in water

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Scottish Water and five other companies own three-quarters of asbestos cement pipes in the UK. In my latest for The Ferret I look at fears in Scotland and elsewhere about asbestos in water 1/ theferret.scot/health-concern…

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As it's BAFTA season here is the link for the winner of the best short at the 2016 awards. Robert Fullerton, an ex shipyard worker from Govan won this category. I met Robert a few years after this and I have watched his film many times since. scottishdocinstitute.com/films/mining-p…

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