Workmen who believe they were exposed to deadly asbestos on sites run by a housebuilder with links to the SNP have demanded investigations into the company are reopened. Springfield Properties paid a £10,000 fine after breaking safety laws at a building site in Milton of Campsie, East Dunbartonshire.
But subcontractors who worked there have claimed they passed evidence to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) outlining claims about several other sites which have been ignored. Martin McGowan Sr, whose firm had over 20 men working on Springfield sites, has written to HSE and SEPA demanding action.
He states: “I would like HSE to open a case against Springfield Properties about sending employees into dangerous asbestos buildings to demolish without telling them of the dangers and transporting dangerous contaminated waste mixed with asbestos to other sites.
