A construction company and its director have been fined after failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos during demolition work. Greater Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how Sherwood Homes Limited was the client responsible for the demolition of Crowton Mill in Northwich. Peter Kiely was a director of the company when the results of an […]
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Large fines after employee received serious burns in electrical fire during demolition
Two companies have been fined after a worker received serious electrical burns during demolition work. Chelmsford Magistrates Court heard how two demolition workers employed by sub-contractor R B Haigh & Sons were removing electrical distribution equipment from a switchgear room at the former Molecular Products site in Thaxted, Essex. Mr Alan Banks had been told […]
£150,000 fine for construction company after worker falls through roof and fractures spine
A construction company has been sentenced after a worker was injured while demolishing a farm building. South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of Northern Structures Ltd was removing roof sheets from a timber frame farm building when he fell approximately 4 metres through one of the asbestos cement roof sheets onto the ground […]
Prison sentence and £65,000 costs for contractor after unsafe demolition work
A Manchester-based property developer has today been sentenced after the roof and part of the rear wall collapsed at one of his properties during demolition works. Manchester Crown Court heard how Riaz Ahmad appointed a group of workers, who had no experience in construction, to carry out demolition work at a property in Oldham. After […]
Insufficient demolition planning leads to worker suffering multiple injuries
A Demolition company has been fined after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a concrete spandrel panel. Read more