Historic contracts sank Astins, administrators confirm

By Jordan Marshall2020-02-07T06:00:00

Most of £50m turnover firm's 140 staff have been laid off

Missing payments on several jobs and claims from clients on historic jobs sent Astins under, the contractor’s administrators have confirmed.

Andrew Duncan and Andy John of Leonard Curtis Business Rescue & Recovery have been appointed joint administrators of the Crawley-based drylining and specialist fit-out contractor.

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