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Staff at Clydebank Asbestos Group
RACHEL GALLAGHER
Charity Coordinator
Rachel promotes and develops the aims of CAG. She works with clients as well as with the board and other interested parties, including clinicians and partnership agencies, to develop the charity.
ADELE KANE
Administration Officer
Adele's role revolves around managing the office and her responsibilities range from answering the phone and maintaining office records to assisting clients.
ASBESTOS AND CLYDEBANK
Scotland has had a long association with the asbestos industry. Scottish entrepreneurs were among the pioneers in developing the manufacture of asbestos products, with the first companies appearing in the 1870s. One account suggests that it was two Scottish businessmen who first introduced the mineral to the United Kingdom, establishing the Patent Asbestos Manufacturing Company in Glasgow to process asbestos, imported initially from Canada in 1871.
CLYDEBANK MEMORIAL
In 2014 Clydebank Asbestos Group commissioned Jephson Robb, and internationally recognised artist, to design a memorial as a tribute to all those, known and unknown, who have died of an asbetos-related disease.
The memorial is an impressive feature in the heart of the town centre and was unveiled on 30th May 2015 by Fiona Maguire, the widow of Frank Maguire, an iconic figure in the fight for Truth and Justice.