Morris & Spottiswood has taken over completion of an £8m distillery left unifinished when ISG Construction collapsed.
Work on the Elixir Distillers’ Portintruan Distillery on Islay (pictured), in the Inner Hebrides, stalled when the contracting giant when under in September last year.
Glasgow-headquartered Morris & Spottiswood revealed it had taken on the job in a statement, which said the location of the build “presents significant challenges due to its regular adverse weather and logistical constraints working on an island, with ferries only operating a few times per day, and with stiff competition for space onboard for supplies”.
Morris & Spottiswood group chief executive Jon Dunwell said former ISG workers on the project have been retained by the company, which was “something that the client on this project was particularly keen to see”.
He added: “The collaborative effort to ensure continuity and protect the supply chain during this period of change is a testament to the partnership approach that is embedded at all levels in this project.
“This incredibly challenging but rewarding build speaks to our ability as a company to serve businesses in the drinks sector, as well as the need to seamlessly integrate with client process contractors.”
Completion is expected towards the end of the year.
In November, Morris & Spottiswood acquired fit-out business ISG Cathedral from the contractors’ administrators, saving 111 jobs.
At the time it said the deal would add “up to £100m in revenue across the next 15 months” and predicted its annual turnover would rise to £265m.
ISG, which turned over £2.2bn in 2022 and made a pre-tax profit of £11.5m, went under after a long-running effort to sell the business broke down in September last year. The contractor owed more than £300m to its supply chain, including £111m from its main fit-out arm.
It employed more than 3,000 people in total.
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Ian Weinfass