Ongoing losses on four live contracts due to subcontractor insolvencies

ISG has said it will incur a further 拢10.5m in costs in closing its luxury London residential business and Tonbridge office.

In a trading update the firm said winding down the two operations would cost it a further 拢5.5m, and 拢5m, respectively.

ISG said the provisions cover the 鈥渦nexpected cost overruns and delays on the remaining four live projects, unanticipated sub-contractor insolvencies and a mixed outcome of final account settlements and adjudication decisions, all of which have recently arisen鈥.

ISG previously made 拢17m of provisions for the two closures in a 拢7m profit warning in February.

ISG said today鈥檚 provisions would not impact on overall expected profit, thanks to better than expected performance in the company鈥檚 fit-out, engineering services and retail businesses in the UK and overseas.

ISG added: 鈥淲e believe the poor performance and painful restructuring of the UK Construction division is now behind us.鈥

The firm also announed it had won 拢80m of commercial office schemes over the past three months, including a 拢24m office development in Stockley Park, near Heathrow, and a 70,000 sq ft fit-out for insurer Zurich at 70 Mark Lane in the City of London.