Builder fined for misuse of ‘architect’ title
By Jim Dunton2019-10-25T06:00:00
Magistrates hit company and director for £6,000 over illegal claims
A court has fined a West Sussex company director and the firm he runs more than £6,000 for illegally using the title “architect” on the business’ website.
Clinton Gadd and ABM Building Services of Crawley were convicted of four counts of the criminal offence, proscribed under the Architects Act 1997, at a hearing at Crawley Magistrates Court last week.
The Architects Registration Board said the misuse-of-title offences related to the business’ website as well as its Twitter and Google profiles.
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