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- Turner Brothers Asbestos - later Turner and Newall - was the world's largest asbestos company and owned mines in Canada and southern Africa alongside its factories in the north of England, where the mineral was processed into a spun yarn
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Nov 12, 2021 · Turner Brothers Asbestos - later Turner and Newall - was the world's largest asbestos company and owned mines in Canada and southern Africa alongside its factories in the north of England,...
- Rochdale asbestos plant site should become nature reserve ...
The site of what was once the world's largest asbestos...
- Rochdale asbestos plant site should become nature reserve ...
Nov 12, 2021 · The old Turner Brothers Asbestos factory, in Rochdale, has been bought by ESG Trading Limited - an outfit boasting ‘in-house experts, experienced at decontaminating and remediating complex...
Dec 6, 2021 · The former home of the world’s largest asbestos factory is to be cleaned up by its new owners, it has been revealed this month. The land in Rochdale, which housed Turner Brothers Asbestos, has recently been bought by ESG Trading, based in Castleford.
Nov 9, 2021 · The former Turner Brothers Asbestos factory in Spodden Valley. A site that was once home to the world’s largest asbestos manufacturer has been bought by Castleford-based ESG Trading Ltd.
Jul 25, 2022 · The 75-acre site, off Spod Road, in the Spotland area of the town, has a long history of industrial use, including the manufacture of asbestos, dating back to the 19th century. Exposure to asbestos can cause asbestosis, lung cancer and a rare cancer called mesothelioma.
Jul 26, 2022 · The site of what was once the world's largest asbestos factory should be turned into a wildlife sanctuary, a councillor has said. The 75-acre site in Rochdale, which housed Turner...
Dec 17, 2018 · Hidden within the picturesque Spodden Valley, is the home of the world’s former largest asbestos factory, now a time-ravaged wreck shrouded in controversy and mystery. Founded in 1871 as...
