Director jailed for exposing workers to asbestos

A company director has been jailed for eight months after failing to protect workers from exposure to asbestos at a student development project in Winchester.
Stephen Davies, 59, had set up Cavendish Winchester Ltd with the sole purpose of refurbishing the Winnall Close commercial unit into student rental accommodation.
His co-director Neil Bolton, 56, was spared an immediate spell behind bars when he was handed a four-month suspended sentence at Southampton Crown Court yesterday.The company its