ISG administrators get just £52,000 back from defunct envelope specialist

Administrators for eight ISG companies have recouped just £52,000 from defunct subcontractor Alucraft Systems’ own insolvency proceedings. Construction News revealed in 2024 that the contracting giant had unsuccessfully tried to prop up the glazing and facade specialist with £300,000 before its collapse in March that… The post ISG administrators get just £52,000 back from defunct envelope specialist appeared first on Construction News.

McGinlay Bell extends and upgrades 1980s suburban house in Dunbartonshire

The Architects’ Journal McGinlay Bell extends and upgrades 1980s suburban house in Dunbartonshire This retrofit of a family home maintains the building’s original footprint while adding an extra storey and wrapping it in a high-performance envelope The post McGinlay Bell extends and upgrades 1980s suburban house in Dunbartonshire appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Rob Wilson

FK Group Falls Into Administration as Keenan Holdings Steps In to Save 54 Jobs

The post FK Group Falls Into Administration as Keenan Holdings Steps In to Save 54 Jobs appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Facade specialist FK Group has collapsed into administration, with 57 jobs lost and a further 54 rescued through a restructuring deal with Keenan Holdings. The Altrincham-based building envelope specialist — comprising FK Group Ltd, FK Facades Ltd, and FK Construction Ltd — entered administration in mid-February 2026, after sustained inflationary pressures following the pandemic and […]

Bureau de Change upcycles 1980s brick skin into mock-Georgian façade 

The Architects’ Journal Bureau de Change upcycles 1980s brick skin into mock-Georgian façade  Bureau de Change has retrofitted a four-storey residential building in central London, crushing its original brown-brick envelope into aggregate to form a new rusticated façade The post Bureau de Change upcycles 1980s brick skin into mock-Georgian façade  appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Rob Wilson

FK Group names administrators, 54 jobs saved

A major envelope specialist and two of its subsidiaries have gone into administration, citing “inflationary pressures” and challenges post-Covid. BTG, formerly known as Begbies Traynor Group, announced on Tuesday that two of its staff have been appointed as administrators for holding company FK Group Ltd… The post FK Group names administrators, 54 jobs saved appeared first on Construction News.

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CM - Improving design and building efficiencies, Sept 2022

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