JS Wright & Co and Wright Maintenance - Administration

JS Wright & Co, a Birmingham-headquartered mechanical and electrical contractor established in 1890, and sister company Wright Maintenance, entered administration on 10 February.

JS Wright specialises in the residential, hotel, care homes, student accommodation, leisure and commercial sectors, while Wright Maintenance specialises in helping private landlords, managing agents and housing associations to safeguard their mechanical and electrical systems against failures.

Raj Mittal and Ben Jones of FRP Advisory were appointed joint administrators and said that the company — a “trusted contractor” in the sector for many decades — had suffered from challenging trading conditions, resulting in the business being unable to meet its financial obligations and ceasing operations. 150 employees have reportedly been made redundant.

Martin Roberts as Security Trustee and National Westminster Bank have registered charges against both companies, who were represented by Shoosmiths.