Carillion

Economy, jobs and fair work secretary, Keith Brown, has assured former Carillion employees working on the Aberdeen Bypass project that they are being supported by the Scottish Government.

Keith Kilburn Keith Kilburn outlines 10 issues for employers, professionals and the supply chain to consider in the event of the insolvency of a main contractor.

Galliford Try is planning to raise £150 million of new equity capital to help cover its additional financial obligations on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) contract following the collapse of Carillion. The two firms formed two-thirds of the Aberdeen Roads Ltd (ARL) consortium leading t

Serco has agreed a revised deal to buy a large part of Carillion’s UK healthcare facilities management business, saving £20 million in the process. Stricken contractor Carillion agreed a £47.7m sale to Serco in December as part of efforts to reduce its debt.

A further 59 Carillion staff employed on paused construction projects are to lose their jobs this week, though around two-thirds of the UK services workforce has been transferred to new providers. Liquidators for the stricken firm said today that the facilities management contracts which had been ru

The number of jobs lost following the collapse of construction giant Carillion has now reached 930 after the Official Receiver announced today that 101 more workers have been made redundant. The body in charge of liquidating the construction and outsourcing group said it had saved 2,250 jobs followi

More jobs have been lost at stricken contractor Carillion with another 452 workers being made redundant, the Official Receiver has confirmed today. The announcement from the body in charge of liquidating the construction and outsourcing group follows the loss of 377 jobs last Friday.

The collapse of construction and outsourcing giant Carillion has resulted in the loss of nearly 380 jobs, the Official Receiver announced today. The body in charge of liquidating the firm said 377 people will be made redundant follow the contractor’s demise, though more than 900 jobs have been pro

Five hundred and fifty-three former Carillion apprentices across Great Britain have received job offers, following intervention by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). A fortnight ago, 1400 apprentices across Great Britain were affected when the construction firm Carillion ceased trading

Failed construction giant Carillion is involved in at least eight major public projects in Scotland and employs an estimated 1,000 people north of the Borders, it has emerged. The firm, which has gone into liquidation, runs facilities management services in hospitals, housing associations and major

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today opened an investigation under the Audit Enforcement Procedure in relation to KPMG’s audit of the financial statements of collapsed construction and services firm Carillion. The accountancy watchdog said it took the step following enquiries made since

An estimated £31 million is expected to be paid by trade credit insurers to help firms in the supply chain recover from the collapse of Carillion, the Association of British Insurers has announced. The ABI said sums ranging from £5,000 to several million pounds are being paid to firms which had in

The impact of the liquidation of Carillion could cause a potential domino effect on Scottish businesses resulting in further insolvencies in the months to come, according to accountants and business advisers French Duncan. The firm is concerned that many firms which supplied services and goods to Ca

Carillion workers employed on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) have been offered jobs by its joint venture partners Galliford Try and Balfour Beatty, according to Transport Scotland. The three companies made up the Aberdeen Roads Limited consortium delivering the £550 million section of

The UK government’s Work and Pensions Committee has launched an investigation into the collapse of Carillion. The Committee has published an initial set of questions to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the pension scheme trustees on the demise of the firm with a "giant pension deficit and a mounta