Asbestos scandal worker: Our fight for answers has only just started

Contractor and team vow to take action after property firm fined

- BY JOHN FERGUSON

WORKERS who believe they were exposed to asbestos on sites run by one of Scotland's biggest house builders have vowed to sue.

It comes after Springfield Properties was ordered to pay a whistleblower £558,000 in a landmark court ruling in August.

Martin McGowan, 63, sued the firm after it obtained a gagging order against him over his claims that deadly dust had been buried under housing estates across Scotland.

The groundworks subcontractor said he and his team were told to unwittingly tear down buildings full of asbestos before using the material as backfill on new build estates.

The firm also paid a £10,000 fine after admitting breaking asbestos-related safety laws at a building site in Milton of Campsie, East Dunbartonshire.

Now McGowan's former workers are demanding renewed probes into the company from both the Health and Safety Executive and SEPA.