Tipper haulier P J Brown (Construction) enters administration

FORS Gold member and tipper haulier P J Brown (Construction) has gone into administration.

The administration follows the closure of construction sites across the country in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has hit the sector’s supply chain hard.

The Crawley-based firm, which has an operating licence for 79 vehicles, has appointed joint administrators Nicholas Cusack and David Perkins of Parker Andrews and Andrew Andronikou of Quantuma.

PJ Brown (Construction) was launched by Peter Brown in 1980. Brown is also the owner of PJ Brown (Civil Engineering) which continues to trade.

The company gained FORS bronze accreditation in 2014, achieving Gold FORS status last year.

It operates from four depots based in Crawley, Uckfield and Horley and recently upgraded its fleet with ten new tipper trucks.

The administration follows the closure of construction sites across the country in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has hit the construction sector supply chain hard.

Both Peter Brown and the joint administrators have yet to respond to requests for comment.