A developer that went into liquidation less than three months ago has been given a fine over repeated fire safety breaches related to construction work.
Glovers Court was handed a £165,000 fine after being found guilty of four offences committed while turning a former warehouse in Preston, Lancashire, into 35 apartments.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service visited the site, known as the Glovers Court project, during construction in May 2023 and found multiple fire-safety issues, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
It prohibited use of the building, and residents already living there had to leave their homes.
According to a statement from the HSE, one of its inspectors carried out a follow-up visit and found the construction…