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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Property developer guilty of asbestos breaches  A property developer could be facing an asbestos compensation claim after pleading guilty to breaching the tight rules surrounding the handling of the material. Michael Murton, 36, of Bewdley near Kidderminster, was given a suspended sentence after it was found contractors were exposed to asbestos. Mold Crown Court heard that he instructed contractors to remove sprayed coating containing amosite (brown asbestos) from steel beams while refurbishing a nightclub in Wrexham. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found Mr Murton had failed to survey the property before the work started, leading to the unlicensed and uncontrolled removal of the asbestos-containing material. In addition a suspended jail sentence, he was ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service and to pay costs of £10,000 over two years. HSE Inspector, Debbie John, said: "Had Mr Murton surveyed the property for the presence of asbestos prior to the start of construction work, the sprayed coating would have been identified and arrangements made for its controlled removal by an HSE-licensed contractor." It comes after Quarnmill Construction was fined £13,000 after exposing workers in Derby to asbestos. Posted by Paul Stevens 
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