W.A. Browne (Building Services) Limited (01407715): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2014-03-26
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Incorporated
- 1979-01-04
- Location
- Stoke on Trent
- Industry
- 25110 Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Why it went into administration
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Loss of key people
From the administrators' statement
W A. Browne (Building Services) Limited (“the Company”) was incorporated on 4 January 1979 by William Browne, Whitney Sadler and Godfrey Linfoot They decided to start the business tn a bid to raise the standard of subcontracting within the building industry to a professional! level with the residential dry lining market being the core of the business
Throughout the 1980's the Company grew and earned a reputation for quality and performance in the dry lining industry which led to it being nominated for several large drywall packages throughout the Broadgate development in London The Company won several awards for quality, performance and innovating projecting it to becoming one of the leading drywall specialists in the country winning contracts on the majority of prime residential sites in the North East of England
In 1981 Willam Browne was one of first to bring the light gauge steel framing system concept into the UK from Amenca and at this point the Company began to use this in tts prefabricated panelling systems and the steel side of the business commenced
Administrators' statement of proposals (2014-04-17) · Companies House register