Halifax firm in court for series of asbestos charges

A property management company was fined £30,100 today after admitting a series of offences which led to workers being exposed to asbestos fibres.

MA Estates Limited of Holmfield, Halifax, the owner and landlord of a factory building in Holdsfield Road, was prosecuted by HSE for failing to properly manage the removal of asbestos-containing materials when employees were replacing a roof at the factory in June 2007.

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