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In 2013, an Adjudicator determined Wates should pay a brickwork subcontractor compensation for delays at a site in Tower Hamlets. Wates did not accept the decision but High Court Judge Edwards-Stuart ordered it to pay £283,467 plus interest. Judgement confirmed the Adjudicator acted within their jurisdiction and there had been no remaining ...
Woolwich Central was the subject of a £46.7 million claim by Tesco against Willmott Dixon for cladding replacement; [53] Willmott Dixon then sought to reclaim the same amount from five members of its supply chain: [54] Lindner Exteriors and its subsidiary Prater, architect Sheppard Robson, AIS Surveyors, and fire engineer AECOM. [55]
On 8 October 2024, administrator EY told subcontractors and suppliers there were insufficient funds available to pay ISG creditors. [88] On 21 October, EY filed a report showing ISG suppliers to seven ISG businesses (excluding ISG Fit Out) had made over £180m in claims for unpaid bills - a figure which was likely to rise. [ 89 ]
Subcontractors tend to bear the brunt of retainage provisions, especially subcontractors performing work early on in the construction process. [24] The main reason for this, is because many contractors pass down the owner's right to withhold retainage to the subcontractor, but frequently withhold more than is being withheld from them. [ 24 ]
Some contractors appoint subcontractors to work under a "pay when paid" clause, sometimes called a "pay if paid" clause, where the general contractor will work with subcontractors and the subcontractors are only paid if and when the general contractor is paid for the work. [6] An example clause from a construction context reads:
ECA (formerly the Electrical Contractors' Association) is the main trade association for companies involved in electrotechnical and other technical engineering projects in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
The 2000s was a particularly profitable decade for the first, the firm was selling 1,870 houses annually. In response to the 2007–2008 financial crisis, Bloor Homes transferred some of its unsold homes to the public sector, reduced its involvement in apartment construction and cut subcontractor payments. By 2012, it was reportedly building ...
In May 2012, a BFK manager challenged their subcontractor, Electrical Installations Services Ltd. (EIS), saying that one of their electricians was a trade union activist. Some days later, Pat Swift, the HR manager for BFK and a regular user of the Consulting Association, again challenged EIS. EIS refused to dismiss their worker and lost the ...