Supply Chain

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) in the Ministry of Defence has issued an early procurement notice for a major redevelopment project at HMS Collingwood in Hampshire, with works expected to cost up to £170m including VAT. Under the project, a main works contractor will be appointed to replace heating and…

Administrators have been appointed for London groundworks and reinforced concrete frame specialist Corbyn Construction. David Hudson and Philip Armstrong of FRP Advisory were named in an announcement in the Gazette yesterday (21 May). Corbyn filed a notice of intention to go into administration last November. The firm posted a £435,000…

Scaffolders unhappy with developments at their trade association say they have formed a “not-for-profit interest group” in protest. Representatives of the new Scaffolding Training Alliance (STA) – who remain unnamed – said in an open letter that their organisation was not a “breakaway group” from the National Access and Scaffolding…

A £38m-turnover joinery and fit-out firm says it has been forced to reevaluate its business strategy following ISG’s collapse last September. In its annual results for the year to 31 December 2024, Taylor Made Joinery Interiors said the tier one contractor’s downfall had sounded an alarm bell, warning that the…

Profit at fit-out specialist Structure Tone has risen by 17 per cent, as the firm picked up projects and talent in the wake of the high-profile collapse of ISG. The company's pre-tax profit rose from £1.28m to £1.5m, while turnover swelled from £134m to £175m. The estimated future value of…

More construction firms went under in March than in any other month since last July, newly released official figures show. Data published this morning (20 May) by the Insolvency Service shows 377 construction firms went under in March, up on the 368 total for February (revised from the previously reported…

Powered-access firm Quick Reach has entered administration after efforts to agree a restructuring deal with its bank failed. Administrators Michael Magnay and Gemma Quinn from Alvarez and Marsal have been appointed by the firm, which for the past five years has been relying on asset finance facilities provided by its…

Administrators for a scaffolding firm that collapsed in April have estimated that creditors will receive a payout. In a statement of proposals, Sarah Cook and Miles Needham from FRP Advisory said that Hertfordshire-based Rodells entered administration owing £1.2m to unsecured creditors. This includes £478,489 to former employees, £250,000 in lease…

International manufacturer Knauf Insulation has unveiled plans to build a £170m production facility in Shotton, North Wales, creating around 140 jobs. The state-of-the-art plant will produce more than 100,000 tonnes of non-combustible rock mineral wool insulation annually, with additional employment expected across local supply chains. The development coincides with a…

Graham Rothwell is the owner of Rothwell Plumbing Services Group and is part of Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Retrofit Task Force Support is growing to decarbonise homes, but accelerating retrofitting needs to go hand in hand with improving installer skills and educating residents. “We are increasingly having to rectify basic…