Tag: ban
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Thames Water announces hosepipe ban for over 1 million homes
The UK is facing a growing water crisis after experiencing one of the driest springs in over a century and the warmest June on record. The Environment Agency has now placed much of southern England under the prolonged dry weather category. In response, Thames Water has announced a hosepipe ban for over a million customers…
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Altrad says MPs’ call to ban firm from public contracts ‘tantamount to extortion’
“There is the potential for more cases of exposure to asbestos-related disease as the amount of asbestos building board, particularly Cape Asbestolux, is removed from ourpublic and domestic buildings,” said Gartside. “Even if this involves no direct liability for Altrad, to put in place this research would be a worthy act on their part. Altrad…