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Blenheim House applies for administration
Blenheim House Construction has applied to enter administration after 28 years of…
Facade specialist goes under after 120 years
Charles Henshaw & Sons has filed for administration after 120 years of…
Willmott Dixon reports loss after supplier collapse cost £13m
Willmott Dixon has suffered a second successive loss after the collapse of…
Creditors await outcome of extended Henry administration
Henry Construction Projects is likely to end up in voluntary liquidation but…
Recovery stays out of reach as administrations tick up
The volume of construction administrations has increased for the second consecutive month,…
Osborne administration: mini-budget ‘torpedoed’ development plans
Ex-Osborne directors have blamed the 2022 Liz Truss mini-budget for problems with…
ARJ owed £12.5m to supply chain at time of collapse
Stevenage-based contractor ARJ Construction owed its subcontractors and supply chain £12.5m when…
Bristol roofing specialist calls in administrators
A roofing contractor in Bristol has gone into administration. Davis Roofing Ltd…
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Hertfordshire contractor set to enter administration
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Geoffrey Osborne Ltd appoints administrators
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Original and replacement contractor on same scheme both turn to administrators
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End of the road for Merseyside envelope specialist
A Merseyside-based facade specialist that worked on the Oxford Science Park has…
Supplier of the year went under ‘after dispute with Vinci’
The former director of a subcontractor has blamed a dispute with Vinci's…
Collapsed contractor’s ex-employees still waiting for pay after five years
Former employees of a collapsed contractor have waited more than five years…
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Geoffrey Osborne subsidiaries apply for administration
Geoffrey Osborne subsidiaries, Osborne Construction and Osborne Homes, have joined their parent…
Geoffrey Osborne in sale talks, files administration notice
Contracting firm Geoffrey Osborne has filed for administration, but says it is…
Collapsed contractor replaced on housing job
Countryside Partnerships has been named as the replacement contractor on a 215-home…