Cheddar-based Ford Brothers (Civil Engineering & Surfacing Contractors) Ltd had been a major player in the construction of Park & Ride facilities in the west country and was also active in drainage, highways and commercial construction.
It also had several long-term partnerships with housing associations to upgrade electricity, gas and water systems.
Roots of the company lay in the Chelmscombe Quarry Company, formed in 1946 in Cheddar, Somerset, producing limestone aggregates and building stone for the local market. It diversified into surfacing dressing work and in 1961 Ford Bros was established as a limited company.
Insolvency practitioners Stephen Ramsbottom and Jeremy Willmont of Bristol practice Moore Stephens have been appointed joint administrators.
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