Tue, 17 Jun 2014 | ADMINISTRATION
A recycling company blighted by fire has entered voluntary liquidation.
Blackwater (North East) Ltd had leased out space at the former Swarland Brickworks premises in order to store bales of shredded, recycled carpet, the Northumberland Gazette reported.
A raging fire broke out in early September last year with about 3,000 tonnes of carpet on the site, and continued to burn until February, much to the distress of local residents. It was discovered that the company had sidestepped Environment Agency permit conditions several times.
Christopher Brooksbank of O'Haras Limited was brought in as the liquidator of Blackwater (North East) Limited on 3 June. A statement from the liquidators read: "Since his appointment he has been contacted by the Environment Agency and a representative for Sir Alan Beith to discuss the environmental issues at the Thrunton site.
"The company has insufficient funds to make good the site and following liquidation responsibility for the clean-up of the site now falls to the outside agencies or the ultimate owner of the site."
The "primary legal responsibility" lies with Blackwater (North East) Ltd, an Environmental Agency spokesperson said. If the company is dissolved in the liquidation process, then the onus will be on the landowner to prevent any further pollution.
The Environment Agency is taking steps to initiate legal action against Blackwater for the permit breaches and for not responding to enforcement action.
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