Official figures reveal Laing O'Rourke is one of industry's slowest payers

By Dave Rogers2018-10-29T07:00:00

Company taking 53 days to settle up – just one day better than worst performers Balfour Beatty and Kier

The country’s biggest private contractor is among the industry’s poorest payers among top 10 firms ranked by turnover, according to government figures.

The first set of comprehensive data on how quickly firms pay their bills released by the government today.

It showed Balfour Beatty and Kier were taking 54 days to settle up and now Laing O’Rourke has been revealed to be taking 53 days to pay its bills.

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