Walton Prison construction group collapses

ISG, a major construction group involved in numerous government projects, including refurbishment of HMP Liverpool's B-Wing, has entered administration, leading to the redundancy of most of its 2,400 UK employees. The firm ceased trading immediately after appointing joint administrators from EY, who confirmed that efforts to find a buyer were unsuccessful.

The London-headquartered company will retain around 200 staff temporarily to help with winding down operations. ISG's portfolio includes 69 central government projects worth over £1 billion, as per data from Barbour ABI.

ISG completed the refurbishment of HMP Liverpool's B-Wing in January 2019. The company delivered lighting, sanitary ware, electrical and flooring upgrades, as well as replacing 215 windows and doors across the 90 cells, wing offices, servery and staff refresh areas.

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Cells were fully redecorated and fitted with new privacy doors, accessible socket points, larger uPVC windows, resin sanitary ware in the bathrooms and refurbished beds. In the communal areas, ISG installed anti-tamper mains electricity boxes and vinyl flooring, as well as carrying out the full redecoration of walls, gates and ceilings.

In response to the situation, a Government spokesperson said: "We have implemented our detailed contingency plans and affected departments are working to ensure sites are safe and secure."