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Interserve warned shareholders last night that it has run out of time to improve on the present rescue plan before a critical vote on Friday. The debt-ridden contractor also confirmed it had held talks with it rebel main shareholder, Coltrane Asset Management, about...

Lakehouse Contracts has applied to the High Court for an administration order. The Enquirer has seen documents detailing the application which is understood to have been granted yesterday. A number of subcontractors are known to have been pursuing claims against...

North Dorset-based Wessex Building Services has fallen into administration with over 70 jobs at threat. The electrical contracting firm forms part of the Wessex group of companies operating from a head office in Shaftsbury and a hub office near Bournemouth. The...

An infrastructure specialist has been fined £400,000 after a muck away driver was killed by an overhead power line strike. Luton Crown Court heard how, on 16 September 2016, Darren Waterman, a driver employed by Just Grab Services was unloading material at Fillets...

Morgan Sindall Property Services has secured a five-year repairs and maintenance deal covering St Albans City and District Council’s 4,800 homes. The contract will start from April with an option to extend it for a further 10 years. Its value over the full 15 years...