Howard Russell Construction goes into administration

Grant Prior 1 year ago
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Northumberland based Howard Russell Construction has gone into administration.

Administrators from FRP Advisory are now in control of the £43m turnover business.

Howard Russell works across the UK as a design and build contractor for a wide range of sectors.

Latest results for the firm for the year to March 31 2022 show a pre-tax profit of £790,000 from a turnover of £43.5m with 31 staff working at the company.

Accounts show that the company owed £4.4m to trade creditors at the end of the 2021/22 financial year.

In its forecast for this year Howard Russell was predicting a turnover of up to £80m based on a rising number of negotiated contracts.

Data and credit checking specialist Red Flag Alert highlighted the firms’ administration notice with its regular checks of high court construction insolvency applications.

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