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Firms facing heaviest environmental fines in 2000
Company Sector Court appearances Prosecuted offences Total fines (£)
Thames Water Utilities Water 5 6 288,000
Tioxide Europe Chemicals 1 2 150,000
Railtrack Transport 2 2 129,000
Silverlink Train Services Transport 1 1 125,000
Leigh Environmental Waste management 1 7 87,500
R Calder Skip Hire Waste management 1 10 80,000
TotalFina GB Petroleum 2 7 68,000
Houghton House Sand Quarrying 1 3 50,000
Castle Cement Cement manufacture 2 4 46,500
Southern Water Services Water 9 10 45,000
Source: Environment Agency