News archive for ‘Fire Engineering’

27.05.11 - £4,000 for building breaches landlord who also broke fire regulations

A landlord found guilty of breaching the Building Act 1984 had also failed to comply with a number of fire …

27.05.11 - Landlord pays out nearly £8,000 for fire safety failings at flats

A landlord of a block of flats has pleaded guilty to five contraventions of the Fire Safety Order (2005).
Appearing at …

07.04.11 - Landlord pays £158,000 for breaches after tenants flee from blaze

A residential landlord has been found guilty of fire safety breaches, following a fire where his tenants were forced to flee …

25.03.11 - Penhallow Hotel company pleads guilty to fire safety charges

The company that owned the Penhallow Hotel where three people died in a fire in August 2007 has admitted breaches …

21.03.11 - Blackburn hostel owner pays out £4,500 after fatal fire

A hostel owner has been found guilty of fire safety breaches after a fatal fire at his premises.
Sajed Hussain, 33, …

25.02.11 - Care home slapped with £22,000 fine for serious breaches of fire safety law

The owner and manager of a care home in Newcastle have pleaded guilty to breaching the Fire Safety Order, after …

25.02.11 - Recycling firm pays out more than £60,000 in fire safety breaches -

Total Waste Ltd admitted to serious fire safety deficiencies at Bournemouth Crown Court on 18 January. As well as the …

11.02.11 - Poundland pays out £20,000 for fire safety breaches

National retail chain Poundland Ltd has been told to pay around £20,000 in fines and costs for serious fire safety …

07.01.11 - Fire alarm contractor sentenced under Fire Safety Order

In what is thought to be the first case of its kind, a fire system contractor has been convicted under …

07.01.11 - Lancashire schools fall short on fire safety measures

A total of 13 Lancashire schools have been rapped for failing to meet fire safety standards over the past two …

30.12.10 - Retail chain convicted of fire safety offences

A discount retail chain has pleaded guilty to five breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Opus Homewares Ltd …

14.12.10 - Construction company fined following multiple fire safety breaches

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined a construction firm and a site manager for numerous breaches of safety …

05.11.10 - Landlords fire safety bill before parliament

A private members bill requiring landlords to ensure that properties they rent out have a working smoke alarm is to …

19.10.10 - 70 firefighters battle chemical blaze

Around 70 firefighters battled through the night to put out a blaze on a waste processing site last week.
A hazardous …

11.10.10 - Sprinklers contain fire at industrial recycling plant

A fire at a 250m x 100m industrial waste recycling plant in Kidderminster was contained thanks to a sprinkler system …

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