Concept Investments Limited and director Austin Fitzgerald, 65, were sentenced at South Yorkshire Magistrates' Court on 15 April 2026 for allowing an illegal waste site to operate without an environmental permit at the Former Stanley Works, Rutland Road, Sheffield. The company was fined £8,000 plus £2,000 victim surcharge and £5,442 costs, while Fitzgerald received a 12-month community order with 140 hours unpaid work, £5,442 costs, and £114 victim surcharge. Both must clear the site by 18 May or face further court action. Another individual charged in relation to the same site has pleaded not guilty with a trial listed for 11 February 2027.