Carillion

The liquidation of Carillion is estimated to cost taxpayers at least £148 million while accountants and lawyers managing the process are set to earn £70m in fees, the National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded. In a report published overnight investigating the UK government’s handling of Carillio

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has urged the Scottish Government to investigate “extremely serious allegations” regarding safety issues on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) construction project.

MPs have raised significant concerns about how the public sector manages contracts with major suppliers after documents revealed that ministers failed to respond to warnings regarding the financial health of Carillion months before its collapse. The Cabinet Office assesses each strategic supplier on

Galliford Try has indicated that the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) remains on course for practical completion this summer but the firm expects to face additional costs due to delays. The £745 million project to build a 28-mile bypass around Aberdeen, already subject to delays and having

MPs have launched a scathing attack on directors at collapsed construction giant Carillion who they believe should face disqualification for being too busy “stuffing their mouths with gold” to worry about employees. In the final report of an inquiry into the spectacular failure of the company, t

An investigation into the financial wrongdoings at Carillion could still take months to conclude despite making “good progress”, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has reported. A team of lawyers and forensic accountants from the watchdog is investigating KPMG’s audit of Carillion from 2014

A further 129 former Carillion staff have secured ongoing employment by transferring to new suppliers, the Official Receiver has confirmed. The announcement brings the number of jobs saved to 11,618 since the company’s collapse in January.

(from left) Nathan Watson, Sam Clark, Jim Johnstone (community skills manager at Morrison Construction), Tommy Easton (managing director at VQ Construction), Manpreet Singh and Ryan Cochrane VQ Construction has hired four apprentices from the collapsed Carillion business after a call was put out by

A further 357 jobs have been saved following the collapse of construction and facilities management firm Carillion, taking the total to 11,450. However, a further 36 roles have been lost.

Derek Forsyth Scotland’s construction industry is facing an unprecedented sequence of problems that are likely to trigger further business failures, particularly amongst smaller supply chain contractors, an independent accountant has warned.

Seven building engineering apprentices have been swiftly re-employed after losing their jobs following the collapse of part of Vaughan Engineering. Fellow members of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) in Scotland have found positions for all of the apprentices after Vaughan was for

A further 97 employees have been made redundant following the collapse of Carillion, taking the total to more than 1,800. The Official Receiver said it has been unable to find ongoing employment for the employees but added that a further 873 jobs have been saved with employees transferring to new su

Powerlines Group has acquired the 50% stake held by Carillion in the joint venture Carillion Powerlines joint venture.

Around half of Carillion’s UK workforce of 18,000 employees have been saved since the construction and support services contractor went into liquidation in January, according to the Official Receiver. New suppliers have now taken on 9,073 Carillion workers, it said.

MPs investigating the collapse of Carillion have accused the company’s Board of being “focused on their own pay packets” at the expense of its perilous financial situation as it emerged that the firm had set out “highly restricted circumstances” in which bonuses could be clawed back from d