With its heat resistant properties, asbestos was heavily employed in the ship building industries. Boilers and pipe work were often insulated with asbestos, exposing workers when it was applied as well as workers and crew when it was removed during re-fits.
Irwin Mitchell has brought many shipbuilding cases including against:
- Ministry of Defence
- Vickers Armstrongs Shipbuilders/ Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group
- Vosper Thornycroft (formerly Vosper Limited and J I Thornycroft)