Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced SearchCompany City/Town: Penistone
Company Nation/Region: England
Company Number: 1168723
Penalty: £140,000
Year: 2020
Date: 17 January, 2020
Offence Group: environment-related offences
Offence Type: environmental violation
Violation Description: R Plevin & Sons were fined £200,000 across two charges (1 at £140,000 and 1 at £60,000) plus £30,000 in costs for a 13 day fire in 2014 which cost the fire service approximately £500,000. The water used to extinguish the fire contaminated waterways and closed a sewage plant. The Environment Agency had previously advised R Plevin and Sons on the possibility for self-combustion of their waste wood stockpiles
Action Type: agency action
Settlement Type: Prosecution
Case Number: 23784
Agency: Environment Agency
HQ Country of Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Parent: building materials
Specific Industry of Parent: wood recycling and biomass
Source of Data: Contained in data received in response to a Freedom of Information request for a spreadsheet version of data contained in the Environment Agency Public Register at (click here)