Suspended sentence for roofing firm boss
The court heard how, on 5 March 2021, company owner Phillip McGinn and two workers were replacing roof tiles on a detached dormer bungalow, in Lydiate on Merseyside, without any…
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Month: February 2022
£17.5m tools stolen from vans in London in 2020 alone
Unprecedented rise in tool theft sees thieves target vans with Barnet the most risky place to leave your van in London. With restrictions on non-essential building work during Covid-19 lockdowns, builders and…
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Unpaid worker falls 5m through fragile roof
A roofing firm has been sentenced after a young unpaid work experience worker fell through a skylight during the renovation of an old asbestos cement roof, at an industrial building…
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Scaffolding firm fined £16,667 after worker suffers serious injuries
A scaffolding contractor has been fined after a worker fell from one of its scaffolds suffering fractured shoulder blade, brain haemorrhages and six vertebra fractures. Brighton Magistrates Court heard how, on 15…
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Contractor carried out illegal boiler change
A self-employed contractor who carried out a boiler change has been fined after undertaking gas work on a property whilst not being gas safe registered. Crewe Magistrates’ Court heard how,…
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