Newcastle City Council says it will “assess its options” over three prominent building projects left in limbo by the collapse of construction giant Tolent.
The Gateshead-based building firm was put into administration earlier this month, with more than 300 jobs lost after the company suffered big losses on the £85m Milburngate development in Durham. Tolent’s demise has left question marks over a number of other projects it had been contracted to build.
In Newcastle, that includes the next phase in the revamp of Central Station – which is due to see two new entrances and a new concourse built, as well as the taxi rank being moved out of the Orchard Street tunnel. Tolent was also working on the ongoing regeneration of the nearby Pattern Shop, once a part of Robert Stephenson’s steam locomotive works, as it is transformed into office space.
