bad-installers

A rogue trader has been prosecuted after carrying out gas work while falsely claiming to be Gas Safe Registered. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Mr Chappells was not registered with Gas Safe at the time the work was undertaken at both properties, despite advertising as Gas Safe Registered on […]

An asbestos removal contractor has been fined £150,000 after a worker was fatally injured and another worker seriously injured in a gas explosion. Hamilton Sheriff’s Court heard how on 5 October 2017, workers were removing a boiler and pipework, and overspraying walls to remove asbestos residue, at the former Pastoral Centre in Bonkle Road, Newmains […]

A man has been sentenced after carrying out illegal and unsafe gas work. North Staffordshire Magistrates’ Court heard how, in April 2018, Jeffrey Lewis incorrectly installed a new boiler in a domestic property in Stoke-on-Trent. Mr Lewis was, nor had ever been, Gas Safe Registered. He also issued an invalid gas safety certificate to the […]

A rogue trader has been jailed for allowing thousands of tonnes of waste – including hazardous material – to be illegally deposited at a site in Somerset. Mark Foley, of Cardiff, was jailed for 2 years and 3 months for illegally disposing of 100,000 tons of waste at Stowey Quarry, a former limestone quarry near […]

A man has been given a suspended prison sentence for conducting gas work while unregistered and producing false paperwork. Exeter Crown Court heard how on 16 March 2019, Peter Strudwick completed a commercial gas safety check at a take-away business in Teignmouth. He undertook the work illegally using the Gas Safe registration number from his […]