Tag: Roofers
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Suspended jail sentence for director after roofer’s fatal fall from height
The director of a Leicester-based construction company has been given a suspended prison sentence after a man fell from height while working on site and died in hospital weeks later. Stephen Pywell, 59, was working for Affordable Lifestyle Design Ltd on a project in Thurmaston on 18 March 2019 when he fell from a height…
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Roofers are least trusted trade, according to new report
A new report has revealed that UK homeowners are losing an estimated £1.4 billion each year to rogue traders, with roofers topping the list as the least trustworthy trade. The findings have revealed that roofing has overtaken cowboy builders as the least trustworthy trade, with thousands of unqualified or dishonest roofers failing vetting checks. As…