Director Jailed for Supplying Unsafe Equipment

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A Derbyshire company director has been jailed for selling unsafe equipment to North Sea oil rigs. The faulty ball valves sold by 47-year-old Paul Timson with forged safety certificates could have caused an explosion and destroyed an entire North Sea oil rig.

Timson, who was jailed for 15 months at Derby Crown Court, had admitted 19 charges of forging safety certificates for ball valves, one charge of using forged business documents for financial gain, and three charges of supplying unsafe va... (115 more words)

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