Midlands brickwork firm takes step to enter administration

A brickwork firm that provides work to almost 300 subcontractors is taking steps to appoint an administrator. Court records show legal representatives for Grantham-based JRL Brickwork Ltd lodged a notice of intention to appoint an administrator on 29 May. On its website, the firm says… The post Midlands brickwork firm takes step to enter administration appeared first on Construction News.

GSA accuses Congress of hijacking its building repair fund

The agency has lost the present-day equivalent of $22 billion, fueling a $50 billion maintenance and modernization backlog, the agency’s administrator says.

Osborne administration extended for extra two years

Administrators for Geoffrey Osborne have secured a second extension for settling the contractor’s affairs, meaning the process might not conclude until four years after the firm went under. An administrator from RSM Restructuring Advisory was this week successful in a High Court application to extend… The post Osborne administration extended for extra two years appeared first on Construction News.

Claire’s closes all stores as repeated administrations take toll

According to administrator Kroll, 154 stores have now been shut, although the chain's 350 concessions will remain open. The post Claire’s closes all stores as repeated administrations take toll appeared first on Property Week.

Defunct modular firm’s auction raises £200k

The administrator for collapsed offsite specialist Kingston Modular Systems has sold off its plant and machinery for £223,000. The Hull firm, which employed 100 people in 2023, went under in September 2025 after seeing a dip in orders in 2024 compounded by a client withholding… The post Defunct modular firm’s auction raises £200k appeared first on Construction News.