Another stalled Simons job set to restart

By Jordan Marshall2019-12-18T06:00:00

Pollard Thomas Edwards' competition-winning proposals for Basildon's new cinema

Source: Pollard Thomas Edwards

Projects halted by Simons’ demise will continue as contractors are found for jobs in Essex and north London

Schemes that were being carried out by stricken contractor Simons Group have now found replacement builders including a £17m cinema job in Essex, writes Jordan Marshall.

The Lincoln-based firm went into administration at the end of October after more than 70 years in business, leaving several jobs in the lurch. It had been chosen by Basildon council to build a leisure project including a cinema and six restaurants, designed by Pollard Thomas Edwards.

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