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Families, homeowners and businesses have been warned not to gamble with their safety by using unregistered, rogue traders, as new figures reveal a sharp rise in prosecutions for illegal gas work. HSE’s Principal Inspector of Gas Safety, Steve Critchlow takes a look: To mark Gas Safety Week, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed that […]

A rogue trader has been sentenced after carrying out illegal gas work at two houses in Hampshire, leaving the properties in a condition that could have endangered lives. Bradley Willis-Chambers, 47, removed boilers at homes in Southsea and Tipner between 2021 and 2022, leaving a single parent with a young daughter without a working hot […]

A building contractor has been sentenced after a bricklayer broke his back after falling through a barn roof in Northumberland. The 24-year-old brickie had been part of a team working for Len Smith & Son Building Contractors Limited carrying out repairs to the roof at East Fleetham Farm in Seahouses on 5 February 2025. The […]

Algarve Granite`s Alex Jennings says the stone fabrication industry needs to adapt to new era of silica safety. The UK stone fabrication industry is entering a new phase as businesses respond to tighter Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance on silica dust exposure while continuing to invest in automation, training and safer working practices. Speaking […]

A father and son have been sentenced after illegal gas work in a home in Stoke-on-Trent caused a leak that put the lives of those living there – including a baby – at risk. Wayne Culliss, 55, had subcontracted boiler replacement work to his then 18-year-old son Kazys, despite the fact he wasn’t qualified or […]