Vaughan collapse leaves firms and employees owed £11m

By Dave Rogers2018-05-25T14:20:00

M&E specialist went under in March, blaming Carillion’s implosion for its demise

Dozens of firms and former employees are on the hook for more than £11m after Vaughan Engineering Ltd collapsed into administration just before Easter.

The M&E specialist called in KPMG at the end of March, making close to 150 staff redundant and bringing to an end 50 years of trading.

Vaughan, which was set up in 1968 after its Northern Ireland parent set up an office at Broxburn on the outskirts of Edinburgh, said it was felled by Carillion’s collapse after saying the bust contractor owed it at least £600,000. It had been due to carry out more than £1m worth of work for the firm in the first quarter of this year.

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