Angus Council members will hear about the impact a major contractor’s liquidation has had on its repair works.
Ward Building Services went into liquidation on July 15. The firm had been a contractor for building and joinery work in Forfar, Monifieth and Montrose over the last four years and had a year left on the urgent repairs and jobbing contract.
Members of the corporate services committee will hear about the effect the liquidation has had on its services, and those companies that will stand to gain.
Firms that have taken on Ward’s emergency building repairs contracts are Milnbank Developments in Forfar, and Thomson and Douglas in Monifieth and Carnoustie.
PE Kilbane have been confirmed as emergency joiners in Forfar, with Derek McNulty Joiners taking over responsibilities in the other towns.
The mood among the businesses is that they are grateful for the extra work, but that it is unfortunate another firm has succumbed to the financial affecting the construction and services industry.
It is understood council officers have secured materials and machinery at unfinished sites, with eight orders left incomplete, 15 issued but not begun and 11 orders complete but with a dispute over the invoice.
Corporate services director Colin McMahon’s report before Thursday’s committee states there is no anticipated increase in costs to the council as a result of the liquidation. Those costs will be met by money set aside for payment to Ward’s but withheld.
Charlie Ward said the demise of Ward Building Services which he set up with brother Stephen 28 years ago had been a terrible experience.
He said the business had ”unravelled” due to a combination of factors.
”Myself and my brother are just devastated this has happened as we have had the business for 28 years and it was a good going family business,” Mr Ward said.
”It was just heartbreaking to let these people go who have built the business up with us. A lot are family members as well.”