Skanska to police prompt payment code

Aaron Morby 9 years ago
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Skanska has joined a new watchdog board to make sure suppliers are paid on time and treated fairly.

The Government has set up the new advisory board and tasked members with strengthening its prompt payment code.

Aviva, Barclays, Bury Council, City of London Corporation, Fujitsu, Greggs, Skanska and Stort Chemicals were selected because of their good reputations on payment practice.

Representative from the firms will seek to improve monitoring and enforcement of the Code, as well as promote awareness and recommend fresh measures to improve its impact.

The Advisory Board has its first meeting yesterday and will aim to implement concrete proposals in Spring 2015.

Presently 200 construction companies are signed up to the code, which is designed to speed-up payments to subcontractors with signatories committing to paying their suppliers within clearly defined time limits.

Business Minister Matthew Hancock said: “The new Advisory Board will strengthen the Prompt Payment Code, cracking down on poor practice and showcasing good practice.

“We have committed to tackling this problem, but there is no silver bullet.

“This is about a change in culture, which needs businesses and government to work together.”

Philip King, CEO of the Institute of Credit Management (ICM) and co-chair of the Prompt Payment Code Advisory Board said: “The timing is now right for the Code to be further strengthened and developed as a key tool in helping to tackle the scourge of late payment and driving a change in business culture from top to bottom.

The launch of a dedicated Prompt Payment Code Advisory Board is both a positive and exciting step.”

The government is also taking action to curb late payment through the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill which is currently going through Parliament.

The Bill contains proposals to create a duty for large companies and listed firms to report on their payment practices, as well as reforms to public procurement.

Firms signed up to government prompt payment code

Company Region
3D Scaffolding   North West
8build London
A E Yates North West
A-Tech Installations West Midlands
aaa green solutions   South East
Absolute Flooring ( South West )   South West
ACS Stainless Steel Fixings   Yorkshire & The Humber
Advanced Cladding & Insulation Group   North West
Advanced Roofing   East Midlands
Alasdair Methven   North West
Ampere Green Deal Provider   South West
Aqualeak Detection   South West
Aran Services   East of England
Archive Repair Specialist Yorkshire & The Humber
Ardent Services  
Arkoni   Yorkshire & The Humber
Armac Demolition   West Midlands
Arminhall Engineering   South East
Asbestos Business Contractors   North West
Aspect Building Solutions   Yorkshire & The Humber
Aspect Commercial Flooring   London
Association of Concrete Industrial Flooring Contractors (ACIFC) London
Association of Interior Specialists West Midlands
Astbury North West
Atlas Washroom Systems   North East
B Mc Namee & Co   Northern Ireland
B&ES London
Badham & Sons West Midlands
Balfour Beatty    
BAM Construct UK  
BAM Construction  
Barron Surveying Services   South West
Barrow & Brooks   South East
Bellway Homes   North East
Bermar Building Company   Yorkshire & The Humber
Besure Building & Maintenance Services   South East
BHE Services (Bolton)   North West
Birmingham Glass Services   West Midlands
Black & Veatch South East
Boilerman   South West
Bouygues (U.K.)   London
Bristan Group   West Midlands
C D Potter and Sons   Yorkshire & The Humber
Carillion West Midlands
Carney Consultancy   North East
Cheetham Hill Construction   North West
Cirrus Trading   East Midlands
Clarkes Environmental   Yorkshire & The Humber
Coffey Construction   North West
Collinson PLC North West
Comserv UK   South East
Costain   South East
D H Crofts   South East
Dawnus Construction Holdings   Wales
DCT Civil Engineering   North West
Dolan Decorating TD Northern Ireland
Domestic & General Insulation   West Midlands
Donard Homes   Northern Ireland
Dragados S.A. London
Dufell Roofing Co.  . North East
Dutton’s Electrical East Midlands
Dyfrig Dalziel   Wales
Eco Carbon Print   Yorkshire & The Humber
Eco Home Alternatives   North East
Effective Builders Company North West
EMCOR Facilities Services   North West
Energy Trust West Midlands
Enhanced Glazing Systems   South East
EnterpriseMouchel North West
ERH Communications   Wales
ERW Joinery   North East
F Parkinson  North East
F W Whitelock & Sons   Yorkshire & The Humber
Fensec   South West
Ferrexpo Finance London
Ferrexpo plc London
Finning (Uk)   West Midlands
FP McCann Northern Ireland
Frostree   North East
G M Plumbing & Heating Services South East
Galliford Try London
Gary Gabriel Associates South East
Gentoo Construction North East
Geoffrey Osborne   South East
George Cox & Sons   North West
Goody Demolition   South East
Governor Electrical & Mechanical   Yorkshire & The Humber
Grayson (GB)   Yorkshire & The Humber
Greendealhull.com Yorkshire & The Humber
H Clarke and Sons   Yorkshire & The Humber
H&J Martin   Northern Ireland
Hallmark Refurbishment   South East
Halsall Construction   South West
Hannafin Contractors   West Midlands
Harlow Associates   Yorkshire & The Humber
Harry Fairclough Construction   North West
HCS (Yorkshire)   Yorkshire & The Humber
Headway Contracting Services   North East
Hedley Solutions   East of England
Heightsafe Systems   North West
Hoard-it Yorkshire & The Humber
Huggins   South East
Install Electrical Contractors   East Midlands
Interceil North East
Interserve Construction    
ISG  London
ITC Concepts  South East
ITT Water & WasteWater UK East Midlands
J Hughes Construction   North East
J Long and Son (Roof Slating) Northern Ireland
Jessop and Cook Architects South East
John Sisk & Son   South East
JP Fire Protection Systems   North East
K & M Mcloughlin Decorating   London
Keith Walton Brickwork  
KEYta   South East
Kier Group
KVR Compliance   Scotland
L Mason   West Midlands
L P Mason  West Midlands
Lafarge Tarmac West Midlands
Laing O’Rourke South East
Laminform   North East
Landcraft Projects   Wales
Leesafe  
Lend Lease EMEA London
Lewis and Lewis   Wales
LGA   Wales
Lincs Joinery Services   East Midlands
LJE Modular building Maintenance East of England
LJPM   South East
Low Carbon Installations   North West
MacConvilles South West
Mace London
MacLay Civil Engineering   Scotland
Magni Fire   South East
Main Building Maintenance   South East
Management 4 Projects   North West
Management Cubed   Yorkshire & The Humber
Martech Technical Services   East of England
Martin Dillon Civil Engineering   North West
Maylarch Environmental   South East
McLaughlin & Harvey   Northern Ireland
McNealy Brown   South East
MCP Environmental Yorkshire & The Humber
Merritt Decorators   South East
Midas Group   South West
Middleton Aggregates   East of England
Midland Fire Protection East Midlands
Miller Construction Scotland
Miller Homes West Midlands
Minshull Windows   Wales
Morgan Lovell London
Morgan Sindall Group London
Moss Construction (NI)   Northern Ireland
Mott MacDonald   London
MTX Contracts   North West
Mulcair   Wales
Multispace Systems   Yorkshire & The Humber
Multitech Site Services   South East
Murray & Willis  West Midlands
MWH Treatment   North West
Mwt Civil Engineering   Wales
Neil Shacklock   East Midlands
O’Neill & Brennan London
Oddy Builders   Yorkshire & The Humber
Olivison   South West
One Stop Maintenance OSM   West Midlands
Overbury Plc London
Paul mcGowan Grab Hire   West Midlands
PAW Structures   North West
Paynters Flooring Yorkshire & The Humber
Peikko UK   North East
Persimmon Homes   Yorkshire & The Humber
Peter Hawley Building Services   Yorkshire & The Humber
Pexhurst Services   London
PGR Innovations   Yorkshire & The Humber
Plastics Express   South East
Polar (N.E.)   North East
Professional Electrical Solutions   South West
Providence Maintenance & Electrical Services   Yorkshire & The Humber
Pyramid Builders   London
R & D insulations   West Midlands
R G Carter   East of England
R K Acoustic Systems   t/a CDM-UK East Midlands
RDA   North East
Reddish Vale Insulations   North West
Redrow plc North West
Resiblock South East
Rhodar  . Yorkshire & The Humber
RI Construction North East
RNL Building Consultancy   North West
roofclad profiles   Northern Ireland
Roy Hankinson   North West
Rule & Parker   East of England
S. Peake & Son   West Midlands
Safegas   Yorkshire & The Humber
sanmet Yorkshire & The Humber
Save Co2   Yorkshire & The Humber
Seddon Construction   North West
Sedgemoor Heating South West
SIG plc
Simpson (York)   Yorkshire & The Humber
Sir Fix-a-Lock South West
Sir Robert McAlpine   London
Skanska Construction UK
SM Electrical Supplies   Scotland
Soft Surfaces   North West
Source uk Inc   South East
Sovereign Group   North West
Specpro   Scotland
Springhead Construction South East
Starfish Commercial   North West
Stone Edge   North West
T&B (Contractors)   South East
T4 Survey East of England
Team 42   North East
Techrete (UK)   East Midlands
TECL
Telling Blaisdons   West Midlands
The Berkeley Group South East
The Bowmer & Kirkland Group East Midlands
The Thorton Partnership London
Thompsons Fencing   North East
Tom Willoughby North East
Tucker & Tunstalls   Yorkshire & The Humber
UK Contractors Group London
United House   South East
Universal Carpentry & Joinery   East of England
V&T(Plumbing Central Heating & Bathrooms)   t/a Aqua Interiors Yorkshire & The Humber
VIinci Construction UK  
Vivid Interiors London
VolkerWessels UK South East
Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction)   North West
Walter Thomson Contractors  North East
Wates Group  
Wayman Fabrications   North West
Wellington UK   South East
Wharton Construction North East
William Birch & Sons   Yorkshire & The Humber
William Doherty Northern Ireland
Willmott Dixon
WJM Building Services Northern Ireland
Wolseley UK  
Woodhouse-Barry (Construction)  North East
Wynne-Williams Associates   South East
WysePower   South East

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