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James Hardie Industries plc is a global building materials company and the largest global manufacturer of fibre cement products. Headquartered in Ireland, it is cross-listed on the Australian and New York Stock Exchanges.
The book opens with the story of Bernie Banton, former James Hardie employee, who suffered from asbestos-induced fibrosis and later died. [ 1 ] According to Peacock, James Hardie Industries circumvented the rules and regulations designed to protect the community from serious health hazards. [ 1 ]
Bernard Douglas Banton AM (13 October 1946 – 27 November 2007) was an Australian builder and, later, social justice campaigner for asbestos-related diseases.He was the widely recognised face of the legal and political campaign to achieve compensation for the many sufferers of asbestos-related conditions, which they contracted after either working for the company James Hardie or being exposed ...
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James Hardie Gypsum eventually purchased the mine, and expanded operations there in 1998. It had 150 employees by the end of the decade. [12] In 1999, James Hardie put 2,700 acres of its mine land up for sale, at a price of $45 million. [13] In 2002, BPB agreed to purchase James Hardie's gypsum factory, located at the bottom of Blue Diamond Hill.
James Hardie Industries is a building materials company specializing in fiber cement siding. James Hardie may also refer to: James Keir Hardie (1856–1915), founding member and first leader of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom; James Hardie (architect) (died 1889), American architect; James Allen Hardie (1823–1876), American soldier