A builder has been jailed after installing a gas boiler without being Gas Safe registered.

A builder has been jailed after installing a gas boiler without being Gas Safe registered.


Bradford Magistrates' Court heard that John Howe, trading as J Howe Plumbing & Construction, was paid  £28,000 to build a bungalow in Crestwood Close, Bradford.


Howe, of Bush Mill Fold, Queensbury, installed a gas boiler in the loft and gas hob in the kitchen and connected these to the mains supply, despite not being a Gas Safe registered engineer.


Bradford Council's Building Control investigated and the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) were notified.


Tests by HSE and a Gas Safe registered engineer showed gas work was unsafe and the boiler could endanger life or property if operated.


The HSE served a Prohibition Notice on Howe in November 2010 preventing him from carrying out any domestic gas work until he becomes competent and Gas Safe registered.


Howe pleaded guilty to five breaches of health and safety legislation and Gas Safety Regulations and was jailed for four months.