Climate Protest
On 5 June 2005 the company headquarters in Camberley, Surrey were invaded by climate protesters following their bid for a contract to construct the Kingsnorth power station. Thirteen protesters took part in invading the offices, asking to speak about the chairman, distributing leaflets and unfurling a banner. The action resulted in five arrests however the cases were thrown out with no case to answer.
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