Commencement of Trial

RNS Number : 6430T

Pressure Technologies PLC

18 November 2019

 

18 November 2019

Pressure Technologies plc

("Pressure Technologies" or the "Group")

Commencement of Trial

Pressure Technologies (AIM: PRES), the specialist engineering group, provides an update in relation to the intended prosecution by the Health & Safety Executive ("HSE") following the fatal accident at its subsidiary Chesterfield Special Cylinders ("CSC") in June 2015.

The trial commences today at Sheffield Crown Court.

The Group previously submitted a plea of not guilty on 6 March 2019 to a charge brought by HSE pursuant to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. 

A further update will be provided following the conclusion of the trial and the verdict being delivered.

For further information, please contact:

Pressure Technologies plc
Chris Walters, Chief Executive	Tel: [phone]
Joanna Allen, Chief Financial Officer	[e-mail]
N+1 Singer (Nomad and Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Mark Taylor / Lauren Kettle
IFC Advisory Ltd (Financial PR and IR)	Tel: [phone]
Graham Herring / Tim Metcalfe / Zach Cohen

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Company description - www.pressuretechnologies.com 

With its head office in Sheffield, the Pressure Technologies Group was founded on its leading market position as a designer and manufacturer of high-integrity, safety-critical components and systems serving global supply chains in oil and gas, defence, industrial gases and hydrogen energy markets.

The Group has two divisions, Precision Machined Components and Chesterfield Special Cylinders.

Precision Machined Components (PMC) - www.pt-pmc.com

●  Precision Machined Components includes the Al-Met, Roota Engineering, Quadscot and Martract brands.

Chesterfield Special Cylinders (CSC) - www.chesterfieldcylinders.com 

●  Chesterfield Special Cylinders, Sheffield, includes CSC Deutschland Gmbh, which is based in Dorsten, Germany.

 

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