A new contractor has been appointed to replace ISG on the construction of a leisure development in Chesterfield, reportedly worth more than £20 million.

North East Derbyshire District Council (NEDDC) has brought in Universal Civils & Build to complete its Clay Cross Active scheme, following the collapse of ISG last month.
Universal is already on site and currently rescheduling the works programme to get construction back on track.
NEDDC said it has been working with development partner Alliance Leisure to appoint a new builder to minimise the impact of the administration of former main contractor ISG on Clay Cross.
The Clay Cross development involves the replacement of Sharley Park Leisure Centre with a new community hub, comprising of a leisure centre with a large fitness suite, sports hall, and pools as well as on-site health provisions and support services.
The schedule for completion had initially been marked for winter this year.
A council spokesperson said: “Last month, the main contractor for the Clay Cross Active development, ISG, filed for administration delaying progress on the project as a new contractor was sourced.
“The council’s development partner, Alliance Leisure, have worked tirelessly to appoint a new contractor and minimise the impact on the scheme.
“The council are delighted to announce that a new contractor – Universal Civils & Build – will take over the scheme.”
It added: “You will start to see contractors returning to site in the coming weeks.
“Universal have already made the site secure and safe and are currently rescheduling the works to ensure they can be completed as quickly as possible.”

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It comes as a notice about ISG Construction’s state of affairs on Companies House suggests its supply chain could be facing an initial hit of more than £180 million, though more claims are expected in due course.
Last week, Cardiff Council announced emergency proposals to safeguard its £108 million Fairwater Campus project from the fallout of ISG going into administration, in hopes of saving hundreds of jobs, minimising delays and costs, and ensuring the scheme remains on track.
The council is now working on an urgent basis on transferring subcontractor contracts from ISG to a new partner that had been working on the Fairwater project.
This company will be in place on an interim basis until a full tender process can be held to find a contractor to take over the whole site and see the project through to completion.
The re-tender is scheduled to start in early November.
Cardiff Council said: “The council’s primary goals are to get workers back on site as soon as possible, ensure workers are paid for work done, minimise delays, keep costs down, protect jobs, and safeguard the supply chain while protecting the public investment that has already taken place in what is one of the UK’s largest education projects.”

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