Former Sunderland department store building acquired by council The Joplings building will be improved at ground level in moves to attract new retailers, bar and restaurant operators into the city Birmingham Post · Jul 10, 2023
Warning issued about asbestos after directors put workers on £2.4m Joplings store contract at risk James Keegan and Alan Barraclough have now been banned from running companies for 10 years Chronicle Live · Jun 9, 2022
Building bosses put own family at asbestos risk during £2.4m contract to transform Sunderland Joplings store James Keegan and Alan Barraclough have been handed suspended sentences and banned from running companies for 10 years after being convicted of health and safety breaches Chronicle Live · Jun 8, 2022