Aluminium Structures (Work Platforms) Limited (04497924): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2017-04-20
- Administrators' firm
- CG&Co
- Incorporated
- 2002-07-29
- Location
- Manchester
- Industry
- 25110 Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Why it went into administration
- Creditor pressure / legal action
From the administrators' statement
The principal activity of the Company was the specialist bespoke design, manufacture, repair and modification of aluminium products. Primarily in respect of access, support, handling and transport systems for a variety of industries. Historically this included construction, aerospace, automotive, petrochemical, pharmaceutical an general manufacturing. Latterly, trade became focused on the construction industry.
The Company traded from Unit 5a, Aviation Park, Flint Road, Saltney Ferry, Chester, CH4 0GZ and employed 10 members of staff, mainly full time fabricating and manufacturing. The Company traded successfully for a number of years but had grown reliant upon the construction side of the business. Trading with Aluminium Structures (Scaffolding Services) Ltd (a company connected by virtue of common directors and shareholders) meant that a suite of services could be provided directly. Offering bespoke access systems and the specialised labour to erect and thereafter dismantle the systems on completion. Aluminium Structures (Work Platforms) Ltd (“the Company’) would sub contract work to Aluminium Structures (Scaffolding Services) Ltd (“Scaffolding Services’) and vice versa.
The construction sector had declined in recent years and working relationships with main contractors became increasingly difficult. One large contract had been subcontracted by the Company to Scaffolding Services. The project fell behind and the main contractor removed Scaffolding Services from site. As the contract was initially with the Company the default and therefore the liability lay with it as well as Scaffolding Services.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2017-05-12) · Companies House register