Napthens recruits construction specialist for Cumbria
The Penrith office of law firm Napthens has hired construction and engineering solicitor Leigh Child as a senior associate.
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WYG buys specialist Cumbria firms
Project management and technical consultancy WYG has acquired Carlisle-based North Associates and its subsidiary Taylor & Hardy for a maximum of £5m to be paid over the next three years.
Scaffolding firm fined over fall
A Carlisle scaffolding firm has been fined £15,000 after an employee was seriously injured when he fell more than six metres through a roof light.
Oakmere scheme gains approval on appeal
Steven Abbott Associates has secured outline planning permission for a development of 148 dwellings on behalf of Oakmere Homes following a three-day appeal inquiry.
Window manufacturer fined after worker loses fingers
A Cumbrian manufacturer of wooden doors and window frames has been fined for safety failings after an employee's fingers were severed by a rotating saw.
Steve Abbot recruits new associate
Andrew Tait has joined town planning practice Steven Abbott Associates LLP as associate.
Johnson Controls convicted after worker lost leg
The US-owned industrial services giant has been fined £65,000 and ordered to pay £8,162 in prosecution costs after one of its employees lost a leg when he was run over by a cherry picker at a nuclear site in Cumbria.
£10k fine for demolishing factory with asbestos inside
A Preston demolition firm has been sentenced after knocking down a building in the Lake District containing hundreds of asbestos ceiling tiles, putting the lives of workers and local residents at risk.
Forestry firm fined £15k over worker’s death
A countryside management firm has been sentenced over the death of a father-of-four who was working on Waterfront business park in Barrow-in-Furness when he was struck by a piece of metal that flew off a strimmer at high speed.
National Park status ‘would inflate house prices’
Proposals to extend the boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District National Parks in Cumbria would lead to more problems with affordable housing, according to the county council.
