Paul Marinko 23 September 2024

Councils work to manage impact from collapse of major contractor

Councils across England and Wales are working to manage the impact to a string of major infrastructure projects following the collapse of building firm ISG.

ISG, which is the UK's sixth biggest building contractor, went into administration last week and the news has cast doubt on the future of several council regeneration projects.

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