The family of Maureen Wainwright, an 84-year-old former factory worker from Bradford, is appealing for information regarding her exposure to asbestos, which caused her death from mesothelioma.
Ms Wainwright, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma a year before her death on 27 May 2025, spent her entire working life at Field Packaging, a major Bradford employer. She worked in various production roles at the company, which created printed boxes, from 1953 until her retirement in the early 1990s.
Her daughter, Joanne Cockroft, stated that Ms Wainwright had no health issues until her diagnosis. Symptoms of mesothelioma, an aggressive terminal cancer, often appear decades after asbestos exposure.
The family believes that during a maintenance project in the early to mid-1970s, old asbestos lagging was removed from pipes and carried through the factory. A 2012 survey confirmed the presence of asbestos at the former Scott Works on Hollingwood Lane, where Ms Wainwright worked until around 1986, before the building was demolished.
Solicitors Slater and Gordon, representing the family in a compensation claim, are appealing for anyone who worked at Field Packaging between the 1950s and late 1980s to come forward, particularly those who recall building works, pipe removal, or the presence of asbestos-containing materials.