A Preston landlord and his property development firm have been fined around £28,000 for breaching fire safety regulations. Lee Pemberton, a director of PemCo Investments Ltd, pleaded guilty to seven breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 relating to a property above a shop in Lune Street. Officials from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service revealed that residents at… read more →
The housing manager of a property above an Indian restaurant in Norwich has been fined for breaching fire safety regulations. Abdul Bashir was fined £18,000 by Norwich magistrates and ordered to pay costs of around £2,200 for several breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, reports Norwich Evening News. As the license holder of the four-storey property in… read more →
A Battersea laundry firm has been fined after ignoring instructions to make it easier and safer for workers to move heavy loads. Niva UK (Ltd), trading as Sunbeam Laundry, failed to act on two separate Improvement Notices served by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following a routine inspection of its premises at the London Stone Business Estate on the… read more →
A father and son have had to pay more than £30,000 after breaching fire safety legislation. Suhail Sawar, 23, and his father Tariq Sawar, 45, pleaded guilty at Manchester City magistrates’ court on 20 September to breaches at two multi-occupancy units they rented out for commercial use, in Derby Street, Manchester. Suhail was fined £17,500, plus £3,365 costs after admitting… read more →
Two private residential landlords have been found guilty of breaching fire safety regulations and fined £23,000. Fiaz Mahmmud, 48, and Audrey Feegrado, 39, were each found guilty of five breaches of the Housing (Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Regulations 2006 at a house in French Horn Lane, Hatfield, after pleading not guilty to the offences at Watford magistrates court.… read more →
A cardboard box manufacturer in Kent has been fined after an incident in which a delivery driver suffered severe head injuries after a fall. As a result, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brought a prosecution against W.E. Roberts (Corrugated) Ltd which is based at Thames Works, Grove Road, Northfleet, in Kent. The incident took place on 27 August 2009… read more →
Marks and Spencer plc and three of its contractors have been fined for putting members of the public, staff and construction workers at risk of exposure to asbestos-containing materials during the refurbishment of two stores in Reading and Bournemouth. Asbestos is the biggest single cause of work-related deaths in the UK, with an estimated 4,000 people dying every year. The… read more →
A London building owner has been given a six month suspended prison sentence after being convicted of seven offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Saif Ahmed was sentenced on 14 September after being found guilty of four offences at a trial at Tower Bridge magistrates’ court on 1 June 2011. Mr Ahmed had already admitted three other… read more →
Two nightclub bosses have been fined after breaching fire safety legislation. Kevin Clarke and Stephen Bailey both appeared before Bury magistrates on 7 September to face charges under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 relating to Coco Lounge, Temptations and Cooler Bar, in the town. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service took legal action following an inspection of the… read more →
A hotel manager has been ordered to pay £5,000 in fines and costs for failing to comply with an enforcement notice. James Knappette, the former manager of Kedleston Country Hotel, near Derby, pleaded guilty at Derbyshire Magistrates Court last month. He was fined £3,000 with £2,000 costs. Inadequate emergency lighting and fire doors were among the problems that led to… read more →
