Willmott Dixon keeps promise and hits firms with £47m writ for cladding repairs bill

By Daniel Gayne2023-02-23T07:02:00

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Contractor’s chairman ripped into Woolwich Central supply chain last summer, warning them it would go to court to recover costs

A claim for damages relating to alleged defects in the design and construction of a mixed-use scheme in Woolwich has sparked a war of words between the scheme’s project team.

Last month, Willmott Dixon filed a suit against five firms in an effort to recoup more than £47m from five firms it claims are responsible for problems with the external wall system on the Woolwich Extra scheme.

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