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A County Antrim construction firm has gone into administration with the loss of 19 jobs. | A County Antrim construction firm has gone into administration with the loss of 19 jobs. |
PricewaterhouseCoopers has been appointed as the administrators for Roger Bullivant (Ireland) in Lisburn. | PricewaterhouseCoopers has been appointed as the administrators for Roger Bullivant (Ireland) in Lisburn. |
The company provides piling and foundation services to domestic and commercial construction projects. | The company provides piling and foundation services to domestic and commercial construction projects. |
Garth Calow of PWC said the company had experienced financial difficulties which had affected the level of trading in the main piling business. | Garth Calow of PWC said the company had experienced financial difficulties which had affected the level of trading in the main piling business. |
"The company has not begun any new work in recent weeks and I regrettably had to make 19 redundancies on my appointment," he said. | "The company has not begun any new work in recent weeks and I regrettably had to make 19 redundancies on my appointment," he said. |
"Work continues only on a small number of existing contracts." | "Work continues only on a small number of existing contracts." |
"A wholly-owned subsidiary company, Stratex Limited, continues to trade as normal, providing engineering and geotechnical expertise to a variety of clients in the construction sector." | "A wholly-owned subsidiary company, Stratex Limited, continues to trade as normal, providing engineering and geotechnical expertise to a variety of clients in the construction sector." |
Simon Bullivant, director of Roger Bullivant Ireland, said: "Up until last week, we had been working hard to restructure the business in the best interests of all parties. | |
"Despite our best efforts, it has unfortunately not been possible to do that in the way we had hoped and, as a result, we regret to confirm that we have therefore been forced to put Roger Bullivant Ireland Ltd into administration. | |
"We are continuing to work hard to maintain the Roger Bullivant services in Ireland and minimise the net loss of jobs throughout this difficult period." |
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