Top 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2024: Improving prospects or more of the same? Contractors keep eyes peeled for signs of optimism

By Dave Rogers2024-12-13T10:00:00

Contractors hope to see more work get off the ground, but familiar problems provide a nervous backdrop

Is this year just a carbon copy of last year – and will next year be a carbon copy of this year? Last year, several high-profile names went under – Lonsdale and Buckingham, to name but two. This year’s big name has been ISG.

The fallout of that firm’s implosion in September will take time to impact. And the message it sends is not great. Once again, a construction firm has collapsed, leaving people out of work and jobs half built.

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