Asbestos was used in a wide variety of ways in the construction industry and many workers were exposed as a result. In commercial premises, examples of asbestos use include boilers and heating pipes insulated with asbestos, asbestos boards used for partition walls and roofs made from corrugated asbestos sheets. In domestic homes, examples include asbestos rope used around boiler flues, fitting asbestos soffit boards and asbestos was even used for bath panels.
Irwin Mitchell have extensive experience in acting for former workers from the construction industry including builders, labourers, carpenters, plumbers and heating engineers with multiple claims against companies including:
- J F Finnegan
- John Laing Construction
- Sir Alfred McAlpine
- Sir Robert McAlpine