Shaylor Group on the brink of collapse with 250 jobs set to go

By Jamie Harris and Dave Rogers2019-06-17T05:00:00

Weekend email tells staff that administrator will be appointed this morning

One of the country’s best known regional contractors is set to go into administration later today, ending nearly five decades of trading and leaving close to 250 people without jobs.

In an email sent to staff yesterday morning, West Midlands-based Shaylor Group said it had been brought to the brink of collapse by “a number of project delays, payment disputes with clients and the failure of several key subcontractors” which it said had had a “severe impact on the group’s cashflow in recent weeks”.

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