A builder was given a community payback sentence after carrying out unlicensed asbestos removal work at a house in Cheadle, Manchester, in September 2022.
Gavin Mutch, trading as G Mutch Developments, had been contracted to deliver renovations at the property, including roofing work.
Despite being warned by his client that asbestos was potentially present in the fascia boards, Mutch removed the asbestos-containing materials.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found Mutch had carried out unlicensed, and therefore illegal, asbestos removal work.
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