Race to find asbestos link to Trevor’s condition

Trevor Lewis

LAWYERS have appealed for help from former colleagues of a former local sportsman as he battles to get answers about his asbestos-related cancer.

Former Latics reserves and Royton Cricket Club player, Trevor Lewis, has mesothelioma.

Solicitors, Irwin Mitchell, are trying to track down people who worked with him at Hubron International, Failsworth, in the 1970s to help him find out how he contracted the illness.

They want to build up a full picture of working conditions at the rubber factory where Mr Lewis (60) worked in 1970, then again in 1974 and 1975.

He was diagnosed with mesothelioma last year - caused by breathing in asbestos dust years ago while he worked as a buyer for Hubron.

Mr Lewis, who lives with his wife Maureen in Oldham, worked at the factory after school. He was employed as a trainee buyer but his job entailed working on the factory floor where the rubber was produced.

He wants former colleagues to confirm whether asbestos was used in the factory.

The father-of-two said: “Being diagnosed with mesothelioma came completely out of the blue and has been devastating for the whole family.

“It’s even more of a shock because I had been healthy and well and always kept fit. The doctors told me that the mesothelioma is caused by asbestos exposure and I feel it’s important for me to identify who is responsible for this.”

He added: “I was only 17 when I worked at Hubron and I hope others who worked there will help me piece together whether my exposure to asbestos took place there or not.”