Suspended prison sentence for gas fitter not on register
A gas fitter from Walsall has received a suspended prison sentence after he fitted a hob at a house in Tamworth when not on the Gas Safe Register. Alan Nicholas…
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Gas engineer sentenced after poor work discovered
A gas engineer has been sentenced to 120 hours of community service for putting tenants at risk in rented homes in Chelmsford. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that James Wilkinson was…
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Plumber pretended to be GAS SAFE to service boilers
A Darlington man has been jailed for carrying out illegal gas work on three occasions. Teeside Magistrates’ Court heard Neil Simon McKimm (trading as Macs Plumbing Services) carried out gas…
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Landlord fraudulently carried out gas safety checks
A businessman formally based in Cornwall illegally carried out annual gas safety checks at tenanted properties despite not being a registered gas engineer. Sven Biesterfeldt, aged 41, who uses a…
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Barman installs gas boiler and puts lives at risk
A pub worker has been sentenced for illegally installing gas pipework and a gas boiler at a flat in Torquay. Geoffrey Voss, aged 59, who works as a barman at…
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Essex plumber receives community service after installing 3 boilers
A plumber in Essex has been sentenced to a community order after installing gas boilers while not being Gas Safe registered. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard how Martin Law, installed three…
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South Devon plumber left illegal gas work in a dangerous state
An unregistered gas fitter has been sentenced for illegally installing a gas boiler and undertaking landlord’s gas safety checks at a tenanted property. The boiler he installed was later classed…
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Plumber left home in dangerous state after undertaking Gas work
An Exeter plumber left a gas meter and gas pipe in a dangerous state in a customer’s home after he had undertaken unregistered gas work. Colin Jones, aged 59, moved…
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Builder undertakes Gas work on boiler without “GAS SAFE”
A Plymouth builder who was not registered to work on gas appliances risked the lives of a family when he carried out building works. Richard Copp was asked to undertake…
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National Grid fined after worker trapped in gas cloud
One of the UK’s largest national gas distributors was sentenced today after a worker became trapped in a ruptured gas main. On 24 June 2014, National Grid Gas (Plc) were supervising…
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