Financial & Legal

  • Blencowe files administrator appointment notice

    Blencowe files administrator appointment notice

    Blencowe Scaffolding has filed notice intending to appoint an administrator. The long-established specialist employs 55 people and operates from Salisbury, Basingstoke, and Eastleigh, with substantial scaffolding plant deployed across its regional workload.

  • Blencowe files administrator appointment notice

    Costain holds £7bn forward work position

    Costain maintained its £7bn forward work position through June 2026. The total is split equally between its order book and preferred-bidder book, while first-half revenue and profit both increased.

  • Blencowe files administrator appointment notice

    Ardmore companies seek CVAs as appeal continues

    Seven Ardmore companies are seeking voluntary arrangements with their creditors. The proposals would allow continued trading under agreed repayment schedules while the group pursues its Building Liability Order appeal.

  • Blencowe files administrator appointment notice

    Balfour Beatty lifts profit as power work expands

    Balfour Beatty increased first-half profit as infrastructure demand strengthened further. UK power transmission lifted Support Services earnings, while the group raised guidance and carried a £22.9bn order book.

  • Blencowe files administrator appointment notice

    Avant agrees staged repayments for fire-safety work

    Avant Homes has agreed staged repayments for fire safety liabilities. The arrangement changes how eligible remediation is funded while easing the housebuilder’s immediate cash requirement.

  • Blencowe files administrator appointment notice

    JAO Groundworks closes under housing pressure

    JAO Groundworks has ceased trading after severe housing market pressures. The Somerset contractor employed more than 100 people and had delivered over £43 million of work since 2019.

  • Blencowe files administrator appointment notice

    Hinkley safety notices extended after formwork fall

    ONR has extended Hinkley safety notices after a serious incident. BYLOR must demonstrate full compliance by 14 September after a formwork panel fell about 29 metres and seriously injured a worker.

  • Blencowe files administrator appointment notice

    Construction output rises as orders retreat

    British construction output edged higher during the second quarter overall. New orders fell sharply, however, as commercial and public work weakened.

  • Eggborough West decision deferred for second time

    Eggborough West decision deferred for second time

    North Yorkshire has deferred the Eggborough West housing proposal again. The 1,500-home scheme remains unresolved while councillors seek further scrutiny of affordable housing viability and revised access arrangements.

  • Scottish BTR construction falls 27% in year

    Scottish BTR construction falls 27% in year

    Scottish build-to-rent construction has fallen sharply over the past year. Homes under construction dropped 27% year on year in Q2 2026, despite a modest increase in the planning pipeline.