Joshua Stein

4 days ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

Contractor Winvic will have to replace all the new bridge joint bolts it fitted across the M62 Ouse Bridge in East Yorkshire after some broke. Emergency repair work on the bridge – which was originally due to be completed in 2023 – faced long delays due to the complexity of replacing the structure’s obsolete joints, which dated back to the 1970s. Work began on the bridge in 2022 after inspectors discovered eight joints had failed.

1 week ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

The director of a construction firm has received a suspended prison sentence after he failed to account for almost £500,000 of transfers from his company’s accounts over a four-week period. Mario Huiu claimed he had paid suppliers £498,480 between May and June 2020, the Insolvency Service (IS) said. But an investigation by the IS found his explanation was “not credible”. It also found he was not able to verify cash receipts of £261,960 or explain why his firm went under with debts of £162,482.

1 month ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

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 Confederation (NASC).

1 month ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

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 “most significant risk identified during the year, as evidenced by the ISG administration, is overreliance on any single contractor”.

1 month ago | constructionnews.co.uk | Joshua Stein

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 figure of 367). Exactly 400 construction insolvencies were recorded in July 2024. The data includes administrations but also covers forms of insolvency such as liquidation and receivership.