Kirsty has previously worked for a wide variety of organisations, amongst them The Royal Bank of Scotland. With her Husband Dirk being in the Asbestos industry since he moved to the UK from Germany in 2005 both he and Kirsty decided to open DSK in 2020 and share Kirsty’s business development and sales experience with […]
Marco Camboni is an environmental economist specialised in advising international, European and national policymakers on environmental policies. Marco is the Managing Director of RPA Europe S.R.L. and an Associate of Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd. He has over fifteen years’ experience working in the fields of economics, risk management, and policy development covering areas such […]
Peter Loockx is a researcher specializing in hazardous heritage, with a strong background in history and over two decades of expertise in asbestos management. Currently serving as a researcher for ETWIE (Center for Industrial Heritage), Peter is dedicated to providing practical and effective solutions for the safe handling of asbestos in heritage projects. His work […]
Tobias Hans navigated Germany’s federal state of Saarland through structural changes and crises, particularly in the automotive and steel industries. Under his leadership, the region gained recognition, balancing economic recovery with sustainability by decoupling growth from resource consumption. Tobias’ tenure saw innovative solutions, including transforming a coal plant into a semiconductor fab, and advocating for […]
Jose Blanco founded his first association when he was 17 years old, and since then always has being involved with associations, institutions and working groups. He studied philosophy, with a strong focus on Communication theory, and worked on every possible field related with communication: copywriting, journalist for specialized media and agencies, photojournalism, radio, on-line media, […]
Tim Driscoll is an occupational epidemiologist and a specialist in occupational and environmental medicine and public health medicine. He is Professor in the Sydney School of Public Health at the University of Sydney and a medical advisor at the Asbestos and Dust Diseases Research Institute. Tim’s main areas of interest include the burden of occupational […]
As a Chartered Chemist, Chartered Quality Practitioner and Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, Chris Bishop has worked with UKATA since its inception and has spoken at many events on their behalf. He represents the association at the HSE-led Asbestos Network meetings. For nearly 25 years, Chris has been working within the asbestos […]
Jonathan Walsh is a Principal Lawyer at Australia largest plaintiff law firm, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers and leads the firms Asbestos, Silica and Occupational Diseases team. Jonathan is an expert in pursuing compensation claims in Australia and New Zealand on behalf of victims of mesothelioma, asbestosis, silicosis and silica induced autoimmune conditions amongst other dust related […]
Kyoto Van Herreweghe is a member of our Real Estate, Environment/Energy & Regulatory practice and heads the Environmental and Energy Practice of Lydian. Kyoto has considerable experience in environmental law in the broadest sense, covering amongst others urban planning, permitting, soil legislation, waste and water legislation, as well as in energy law, with a specific […]
Fiberbinder® is a Danish company that has invented a new product, which effectively fixates asbestos fibers. Fiberbinder’s main purposes are a) to improve work environment for craftsmen, who work on asbestos-renovated areas, and b) to reduce the risk of spreading asbestos fibers to nearby surroundings when dismantling materials containing asbestos. When renovating buildings containing asbestos […]