Liquidators for the stricken firm said today that the facilities management contracts which had been run in prisons, and agreements to clean barracks and serve food to the armed forces, will continue after a deal was reached for the mass transfer of 4,418 staff.

However the Official Receiver added that 59 people working on Carillion construction projects had lost their jobs.

“Employment could not be secured for a further 59 employees working on paused construction projects and regrettably they will leave the business later this week,” it said.

The latest announcement takes the tally of jobs saved to 6,668, most of which are from the FM side of the business, though to date 989 people have been made redundant through the liquidation.

“Most employees who have transferred so far have done so on existing or similar terms and I will continue to facilitate this wherever possible as we work to find new providers for Carillion’s other contracts,” the Official Receiver said.

“There is a lot of interest from potential purchasers in the contracts the company delivered which will see the number of jobs safeguarded continue to increase.”