THE daughter of a warehouse worker who died of an asbestos-related lung cancer is hoping to trace his former colleagues to find out more about his working conditions.

Brian Davis was diagnosed with mesothelioma, aged 82, after visiting his GP with symptoms of flu and fatigue. He died a month later, in November 2015.

During his career he worked as a warehouseman at a number of firms in the Brent and Ealing areas, including Hoover at Perivale from 1961-1973 and Gallagher at Northolt from 1974-1993.

Brian’s daughter turned to asbestos disease specialists, Thompsons Solicitors, to make a compensation claim.

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She hopes that, by tracing her father’s former colleagues, they can provide information on working conditions at each workplace and help piece together how her father became so ill.

“Within weeks, dad went from fit and healthy to terminally ill,” she said. “I couldn’t believe how quickly it happened. Mesothelioma was an alien term. I’d heard of asbestos but would never have thought it would affect my dad, considering he had retired years ago.”

Paula Wrigley, asbestos disease specialist at Thompsons, added: “If anyone is able to provide information about the working conditions at any of the six factories Brian worked in, they could help his family understand how he developed this fatal illness.”

She can be contacted at Thompsons Solicitors on 0151 224 1608.