Building Hire and Leasing Limited (00687831): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2012-08-22
- Administrators
- Stephen Powell, Gordon John Johnston
- Administrators' firm
- Woodhams of Asset Recovery and Insolvency
- Formerly
- Terrapin Limited; Terrapin Building Hire and Leasing Limited; Terrapin Building Hire and Leasing Limited; Terrapin Hire Limited
- Incorporated
- 1961-03-24
- Location
- Southampton
- Industry
- 4521
Why it went into administration
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Loss-making contracts / project overruns
- Property / lease costs
From the administrators' statement
Building Hire and Leasing Limited (the Company) was incorporated on 24 March 1961 and traded successfully for a number of years manufacturing and supplying modular buildings under the trading name “Terrapin”
During this time the Company built up a good reputation and established a respected brand
within the industry known for a quality product produced by a family business
Administrators' statement of proposals (2012-10-19) · Companies House register