Two company directors have denied charges relating to the deaths of five men at a recycling plant.
Almamo Jammeh, Ousmane Diaby, Bangally Dukureh, Saibo Sillah and Mahamadou Jagana died at Shredmet’s premises in Birmingham on 7 July 2016.
The two directors, plus two recycling firms, have been charged with health and safety offences.
Wayne Hawkeswood and Graham Woodhouse appeared at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday to deny charges against them.
ENSCO 10101, formerly Shredmet, and its predecessor Hawkeswood Metal Recycling are also being prosecuted.
The five men – four from the Gambia and one from Senegal – died when a wall collapsed at a recycling plant in Nechells, smothering them in hundreds of tonnes of metal ingots.
A sixth man suffered serious injuries. (BBC)
