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| Q3 2026 | 1 | €311,752 |
1 case
6 Jul 2026 Emma Bridgewater LimitedEmma Bridgewater: snow machine falls during Christmas lights event – 266,666 GBP €311,752
During a Christmas lights event at the factory shop in Hanley in November 2024, an unsecured artificial snow machine fell from a window; shards of glass injured a twelve-year-old girl on the head. The ceramics manufacturer had not assessed the risks and, contrary to the manufacturer's instructions, had not secured the machine; fine of 266,666 GBP plus 4,931 GBP in costs. According to its annual accounts (financial year to April 2025), the company had an average of 345 employees.
Treat marketing events as a health and safety matter: when installing equipment above the public, prevent objects from falling and follow the manufacturer's instructions.
- Authority / court
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Regulation 10(1) Work at Height Regulations 2005; Section 3(1) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Employees
- 250 to 999
- Published
- 7 Jul 2026
Original amount 266,666 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 6 Jul 2026.
- Emma Bridgewater fined £266,666 after falling shard of glass injures child (HSE) Press release of an authority
- Companies House: Registereintrag Emma Bridgewater Limited (01943787) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link