While we are passionate about covering positive, feel-good stories centred on the hire industry, today, we share some rather sad news.<\/p>\n
According to sources, the boss of popular skip hire firm<\/a>, Baldwin Skip Hire<\/a>, has been jailed for the death of one of his employees.<\/p>\n James Criddle, 29, was killed whilst operating a screener machine back in 2017, becoming entangled in the apparatus and consequently suffocating.<\/p>\n Though an awful accident, the boss of the business, Robert Baldwin, has been awaiting trial, criticised for purchasing a machine that was not worthy of use. Said to have no safety guards and devoid of an emergency stop button, the skip hire<\/a> boss has now been jailed by Norwich Crown Court, finding him guilty of neglect in failing to discharge a duty.<\/p>\n Baldwin was cleared of charges of gross negligence manslaughter but did plead guilty to another health and safety charge.<\/p>\n He will now serve one year in prison for the offence. The business has also been issued with a fine of \u00a375,000.<\/p>\n Julia Faure Walker, prosecuting, said:<\/p>\n \u2018It was bought second-hand on eBay… The guards had been removed. The workers were not protected from the dangerous working parts.<\/p>\n Eager to improve his business and ensure nothing like this happens again, Baldwin ensures that the company has now hired a health and safety firm to improve standards.<\/p>\n Here at Anything for Hire, we work with a large network of trusted skip hire<\/a><\/a> providers, allowing our users to access great deals from reputable companies. Vetted by our compliance team, we make sure every skip hire<\/a> business we work with boasts the right equipment and certificates to carry out their duties in a safe, legal manner.<\/p>\nSkip hire<\/h3>\n