Warrington nursery gets underway

Only a fraction of the £6m that debtors owe the collapsed construction firm has been realised to date, and its administrators say the outlook for unsecured creditors owed £7.5m is “unclear”. 

Completion of the residential development in central Warrington has been pushed back several months to early next year as construction work pauses while the developer reviews its delivery programme.

Construction of Super W, a 244,000 sq ft industrial unit on the site of the former Travis Perkins distribution hub on Appleton Thorn Trading Estate, is to begin next month and complete in Q3.

Contractor Wates Construction has started work on a residential project involving the redevelopment of two former school sites on behalf of the council.

The Warrington-based builder has been appointed to complete work on Belong’s £19m care village, after the previous main contractor Pochin fell into administration last year.

Administrators for the contractor's holding company are looking to claw back £7m owed to creditors by selling off assets including the firm’s Warrington headquarters. 

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

The 362-home development on John Street, due to complete in June 2021, has been backed by Barclays Bank as part of a £40m debt funding deal.

Plans to build a 1,000-space multi-storey car park to serve businesses at Birchwood Park are set to be signed off by the council, along with an AEW-designed warehouse at Appleton Thorn.