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An MOT centre has been sentenced after oil drums supplied by them exploded and killed an agricultural engineer. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard how on 21 April 2017, Christopher Chatfield, an experienced agricultural engineer, was making metal pheasant feeders for the local game shoot at Puddock Down Warboys, Cambridgeshire. This involved converting empty 200 litre oil …

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A garage door installation company has been fined after failing to manage asbestos safely during work on a house in Bamber Bridge. Preston Magistrates’ Court heard how on 9 October 2019, two employees of Garage Doors (Northern) Ltd, were carrying out work to remove an existing integrated garage door and fit a new door at …

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A plumbing supply company and its building contractor have been fined after unsafe construction work took place at the company premises in Burnley.   Burnley Magistrates’ Court heard that on 21 October 2018, Northwest Plumbing Supplier Limited and contractor Daniel Georghiou, carried out construction work on their retail building without measures to adequately plan, manage …

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