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The Crown Estate hired the company to its 10 Spring Gardens project in St James’s, one of the first in a series of developments.

It follows an announcement in May to halt production, reduce business activity, and close its 550,000 sq ft Sherburn factory.

Silva Timber faced “challenging trading conditions” including a fall in demand which resulted in cash flow difficulties.

The business had suffered a series of cancelled and deferred projects, leaving it unable to maintain a positive cash flow in the coming months.

Jack Butcher, now 85 years old, works in the demolition division of Hampshire civil engineering firm HWM Group alongside his son, Paul, who is also a plant operator.

The Group’s fit-out division has continued to trade strongly in the financial period so far and with good visibility of orders to the end of the year.

The feedback will help the CLF and the Scottish Government “define action” in key areas of industry where transformation is needed most.

The £61 million scheme will create new facilities for City of Wolverhampton College, Adult Education Wolverhampton, and the Central Library.

Russell Smith, owner of the Hampshire building company, jumped at the partnership having grown up supporting Pompey.

The Group’s facilities management (FM) business, Mace Operate, will become an independent FM company, called Macro.