Profab 59 Ltd, a steel fabrication business based in Stewart Street, received deliveries of beams of up to five metres in length and cut them to size on the highway outside the premises.

This activity caused a danger to pedestrians and road users, a nuisance to the surrounding businesses, obstruction to the highway and restricted access to neighbouring premises.

Officers from the council’s highways and public protection teams initially served community protection warnings, requiring the company to move the beams and to stop placing and cutting the beams on the highway.

However, the business failed to comply with the warnings and continued to leave the beams as they were, continuing to cause a danger and obstruction as well as damaging the road surface, As a result, the council then served community protection notices to prohibit the activity.

Again, the company failed to comply, and the council called in its director, Prem Singh, for interview on 9 February 2026 when he accepted the beams had been left despite the warnings.

As a result, the council prosecuted and at Dudley Magistrates Court on 26 August, the business and Singh were found guilty in their absence of breach of a community protection notice.

The company was fined £1,100, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £440 and costs of £767. Singh was fined £660, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £264 and costs of £767.

The total ordered to pay was £3,998 and the costs awarded to the council will be reinvested back into its environmental crime service.

Councillor Qaiser Azeem, cabinet member for resident services at City of Wolverhampton Council, said: “Despite several warnings, the company continued to leave large steel beams lying across the pavement.

“This created caused a real danger to pedestrians and motorists, affected the nearby businesses and made the local area look uncared for. As a result, we took the decision to prosecute.

“We will continue to work hard to keep our city safe, clean and tidy - offenders should be aware that we will take them to task for their thoughtless behaviour.”

The recent court action supports the council’s ongoing work to tackle fly tipping and other environmental crimes. To report fly tipping, residents can call 01902 552700 or report online at www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/fly-tipping

People are reminded that waste can be disposed of free of charge at our Household Waste and Recycling Centres (tips) which are open 7 days a week from 8am – 4pm. Centres are at Anchor Lane, Lanesfield, Bilston and Shaw Road, Wolverhampton.

A bulky item collection service to dispose of big unwanted items is also available, find out more at www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/recycling-and-waste/book-bulky-item-collection