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The number of construction sector administrations in the first six months of the year has hit 150 – higher than the same period last year. The latest monthly data from Creditsafe shows that 28 firms entered into administration in June – the same number as in May, but still more than April’s total of 21.

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The number of construction firm failures remained high in March compared to the dip experienced at the end of last year, the latest monthly data from Creditsafe shows. The month's total of 31 collapses continues last month’s trend of a rise in company administrations. Before February's figure of 32, failures had been a downward trend

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Fewer construction firms entered administration in January than in any month in three-and-a-half years, according to the latest data from Creditsafe. Only 10 firms went under in the first month of 2025. The monthly toll has not dropped so low since June 2021, when seven companies went bust. At the time, Covid support such as