Licence bans for Thornley skip operators involved in “industrial scale” illegal dumping. Two of the owners of a Thornley skip firm have been banned from operating vehicles after failing to declare serious convictions to the industry regulator. Stuart Frederick McCarroll and Stuart Christopher McCarroll have been disqualified until 20 May 2019 and 20 May 2021…Read moreRead more
Prosecution
Custodial sentence for illegal dumping…
Prosecution not all that it appears…
Prodem left carrying the can for third-party contractor. If you read the contents of the Health and Safety Executive bulletin relating to the “successful” prosecution of Prodem Demolition & Asbestos Ltd, it seems clear that the contractor was in breach of working at height regulations. But scratch the surface and the picture beneath is somewhat…Read moreRead more
Powerday slapped with hefty fine…
Company found guilty of illegally storing asbestos and hazardous waste. One of the biggest waste-management companies in the South-East has been given a record fine over illegal treatment of hazardous material including asbestos at its huge Willesden depot. Powerday, run by London Irish rugby club co-owner Mick Crossan, disposes of waste for major clients including…Read moreRead more
Firms fined for asbestos failings…
Lack of survey lands contractor and client in hot water. A food company and their contractor have been fined after asbestos was disturbed during building work and only identified by chance when an asbestos removal contractor attended site. Stafford Crown Court heard no asbestos survey had been carried out by Mizkan Euro Ltd or D…Read moreRead more
