Building collapses after foundation blunders

A building contractor has been prosecuted after carrying out unsafe excavation works which resulted in the partial collapse of a residential building.
Manchester Crown Court heard how on 14 August 2019, Iproject Cheshire Limited had been carrying out refurbishment works on a building in Didsbury.
Employees of the company undermined the foundations while digging out the ground around the building causing a partial collapse. There were no injuries or fatalities, but the collapse presented a risk t