Wolverhampton business that left steel beams blocking city pavement hit with £4k court bill

A Wolverhampton business which regularly blocked the footpath outside its building with steel beams has been prosecuted by the council

Steel fabrication business Profab 59 Ltd, 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.

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

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

The business, however, failed to comply with the warnings and continued to leave the beams out, continuing to cause a danger and obstruction as well as damaging the road surface, As a result, the council 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 February 9 2026 when he accepted the beams had been left despite the warnings.

As a result, the council pursued a prosecution and at Dudley Magistrates Court on August 26 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 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.”

To report fly tipping, residents can call 01902 552700 or report online at www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/fly-tipping

Waste can be disposed of for free at the council’s Household Waste and Recycling Centres (tips) - seven days a week from 8am to 4pm - at Anchor Lane, Lanesfield, Bilston and Shaw Road, Wolverhampton.