Regional contractors – having a history isn’t enough

By Dave Rogers2019-12-11T06:00:00

Clugston became the latest contractor to face administration in 2019. Where do regional firms go from here?

This has been a bad year for regional contractors with heritages stretching back decades.

Between them, Shaylor, Pochin’s, Simons and now Clugston had been trading for a combined period of close to 300 years. Another regional firm, Welsh contractor Dawnus, subsided in March after nearly two decades in business. All five were well-known regional firms and were more than a match for the bigger rivals who came hunting for jobs in their patch.

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