Glasgow shipyard worker Bob Dickie, who spent 25 years campaigning for victims of asbestos, has inspired a new clothing range launched by Glasgow-based apparel brand Finnieston Clothing.
Bob Dickie, who was crucial in the fight against asbestos and demanding legislative change, sadly died in October last year, but not before earning renown both locally and nationally. He also played a key role in the 1971 Upper Clyde Shipbuilders ‘work-in’, leading 13,000 workers to occupy the shipyards, an act now credited with saving shipbuilding on the Clyde.
The new clothing range in his honour features a shipyard-themed T-shirt, with five per cent of the proceeds going to the Clydebank Asbestos Group, a charity dedicated to helping those affected by asbestos exposure. The shirt also features his initials, honouring him for a lifetime of service in the goal to tackle “killer dust”, which had affected the lives of so many shipyard workers.
As a founding member and chair of the Clydebank Asbestos Group, Dickie campaigned for a memorial in Clydebank, an area that has come to be referred to as the “Asbestos Capital of Europe”. The memorial, unveiled in May 2015, was dedicated to all known and unknown victims of asbestos-related diseases, locally and globally.
Inspired specifically by Glasgow’s shipbuilding heritage, Finnieston has committed to donating all profits to good causes. “Since we launched Finnieston in 2020, it’s been a priority to represent the shipbuilding industry in a way that reflects both the pride and the challenges of that heritage,” says Finnieston founder Ross Geddes.
“We’re proud to have created a shirt that pays tribute to one of their founding members, and a legend of Clyde shipbuilding past in Bob Dickie, and raising money and awareness for an important cause.”
The brand has so far raised over £12,750 for charity Action on Asbestos over the last three years alone.
From October 1, the new items will be available to buy at the Shawlands and West end Finnieston stores and online.
Ross Geddes: “We were once the best in the world at what we did, but we also know the lasting impact asbestos had on workers. Members of my family were involved in the industry, and Glasgow wouldn’t be what it is today without it, so it’s important to honour the workers who built the ships that defined an era.”
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