Homeserve reports profit increase
- 21/05/2008 00:02
- Source: Bhl (Via Magenta News)
Boiler and Plumbing News> Plumbing & Heating Products Homeserve's profits grew by 18 per cent over the last financial year, reaching £71.
15.05.08 - HSE warns safety comes first when working with gas fittings after Stratford landlord is fined
- 20/05/2008 15:30
- Source: Health and Safety Executive (Via Magenta News)
May 2008 HSE warns safety comes first when working with gas fittings after Stratford landlord is fined The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is advising tenants and home-owners to have any gas-fired appliance carefully checked and serviced by qualified and competent person if they have doubts...
Council claims smell of gas was not a leak
- 20/05/2008 10:53
- Source: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Via Magenta News)
A FATHER is angry that he had to evacuate his terrified family from their home after he smelled gas. Meltham man Martin Jenkinson believes faulty work by Kirklees Council caused a gas...
Carbon monoxide issues highlighted by manufacturer
- 19/05/2008 14:57
- Source: Bhl (Via Magenta News)
Boiler and Plumbing News> Plumbing & Heating Installations Domestic safety product manufacturer FireAngel has reminded consumers about the dangers of carbon...
Oval plans stalled by gas safety
- 19/05/2008 06:15
- Source: The Times (Via Magenta News)
As the £200 million redevelopment of Lord's was being discussed by members yesterday, Surrey were having to contend with a significant setback to their own plans for revamping the Brit...
Dangers of Carbon Monoxide (CO) the silent killer
- 19/05/2008 05:57
- Source: Building Talk (Via Magenta News)
FireAngel manufacture a full range of Carbon Monoxide alarms to suit each and every need, all are independently tested and certified to the latest European standard BS EN...
Death of pensioner prompts warning over fire appliance flues
- 19/05/2008 01:56
- Source: IC Sutton Coldfield (Via Magenta News)
The poisoning of an elderly Sutton Coldfield man in his home has led to a nation-wide warning. He was so overcome by blocked fumes from his fire that he suffered conditions similar to carbon monoxide poisoning, which can be...
Safety fear over rented properties
- 18/05/2008 23:01
- Source: West Midlands Express & Star (Via Magenta News)
Some private landlords in Sandwell are putting lives at risk by failing to follow safety rules over electricity, housing chiefs have claimed. Now a campaign has been launched to push responsibilities home It is feared many landlords in the area are not aware of the legislation surrounding safe electricity in.
Man fined over poison death
- 18/05/2008 19:36
- Source: BBC News Beds, Bucks & Herts (Via Magenta News)
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement A landlord has been fined £20,000 after a six year old girl died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a house he...
Dangerous flue work leads to fine
- 16/05/2008 10:32
- Source: HVN Plus (Via Magenta News)
A landlord has been fined for working on a gas flue without being properly registered or qualified. Peter Ingram from Lowsonford was fined a total of £2,000 and told to pay £1,777 costs by Stratford-upon-Avon Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to breaching two regulations of the...