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NO TIPPING WARNING
INSTALLATION COMPANIES SHOULD BEWARE OF INNOCENTLY FALLING FOUL OF THE LAW!
Making the news recently was Essex based The Bathroom Fitting Company, who’s Director was found guilty of a “waste duty of care offence” from April 2016.
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According to Epping Forest District Council, the prosecution related to flytipped building waste found in Pick Hill, Waltham Abbey. The Director of the bathroom company pleaded guilty to the offence in court and was fined £1,250, as well as being ordered to pay prosecution costs of £965.75 and a victim surcharge of £120. According to the Council, employees at The Bathroom Fitting Company Ltd “gave their trade waste to an unlicensed man in a van, despite the company's usual practice of arranging removal with a skip company.” The bathroom company did not carry out the necessary checks or request a waste transfer note, resulting in the waste being fly-tipped “as a result of their negligence.”
Under these circumstances it’s hard not to have a modicum of sympathy for the guy who was penalised, providing that he was unaware that the offence was being made of course, but it is a reminder to us all to be more vigilant and take waste disposal more seriously. Thankfully, iKBBI members have access to preferential rates and a fabulous waste removal service supplied by iKBBI official sponsor, HIPPO™.
For those who are unfamiliar with HIPPO™; the company is renowned for its HIPPOBAGS that are already hugely popular with kbb installers as they are so convenient and affordable. Better still, HIPPO™ has recently launched a new skip brokering service complete with prices on 6, 8 and 12 yard skips. The company says that it has carefully vetted the list of skip partners that they are working with and is confident that they will help bring great value and service to KBB installers across the UK.
HIPPO™ also has a wholly owned man and van rubbish removal service branded, ‘HERE TO CLEAR’. It’s an ideal waste removal solution for those occasional projects where a HIPPOBAG™ or skip may just not be appropriate, and enables kbb installers to continue with their work while HIPPO’s trained professionals clear the waste. Gareth Lloyd-Jones (HIPPO’s Managing Director) comments ‘HIPPO provides iKBBI members with flexible and cost efficient waste services with full traceability, using only audited partners, so getting rid of your waste has never been easier, safer or more cost effective’
So there really is no excuse for KBB companies or installers to fall foul of the law but do be warned. Last word goes to councillor and environment portfolio holder Will Breare-Hall who says “It’s important as a business owner and householder to remember that you have
‘HERE TO CLEAR’ is an ideal waste removal solution which enables kbb installers to continue with their work while HIPPO’s trained professionals clear the waste.
a duty of care when employing someone to dispose of your waste. You may not be the person fly-tipping, but you will be held accountable if you do not make reasonable checks to ensure that the person you are entrusting is legally compliant.”
HIPPO™ provides a membership scheme tailored to the needs of iKBBI installers which is free to register. For a limited time, iKBBI members will receive a free HIPPOBAG™ when they join.
