Project Recovery
Taking over and completing schemes affected by contractor insolvency or performance failure.
When Projects Stall
Contractor insolvency, performance failure and programme distress can leave developments stalled, partially complete and exposed to further risk. Termrim has the experience and capability to take over these projects, stabilise them and bring them through to a safe and compliant completion.
At takeover, projects are often left with incomplete works, unresolved design coordination and gaps in compliance. Statutory approvals, warranties and certification may be incomplete, and previously delivered elements can require review or remediation before works can progress. The priority is to establish a clear understanding of the current position and define a practical route forward.
Our Expertise
Our recovery experience covers the full range of issues typically encountered when a project becomes distressed — from stalled programmes and design coordination to defective works, lapsed approvals and warranty gaps.
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Re-establishing control of stalled programmes through technical and programme review, prioritisation of critical infrastructure, and structured re-sequencing of works to restore delivery momentum.
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Resolving design coordination issues and undertaking redesign where required — including clashes between services, drainage, highways and structural elements — to enable compliant progression of works.
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Identifying and remediating defective or non-compliant works, including superstructure elements, drainage, fire stopping and gas membranes, to meet required statutory and warranty standards.
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Regularising S38, S104 and other statutory approvals, securing replacement warranty arrangements, and managing certification through to completion where original arrangements are no longer in place.
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Delivering recovery works in tight residential settings, adjacent to occupied homes, on phased developments, and on sites requiring careful coordination of access, logistics and stakeholder engagement.
Working with Us
We understand that recovering a distressed project is rarely straightforward, and that clients are often dealing with difficult circumstances. Every conversation is treated confidentially and every project sensitively.
The earlier we are involved, the more options there are to protect programme, cost and quality. Early engagement allows us to assess the position, identify the route forward and put a clear plan in place before issues compound.
As a privately owned contractor with nearly 50 years' experience, we provide a hands-on and responsive service, with director-level involvement throughout. We deliver recovery and completion contracts for housing associations, registered providers and care home operators across the North West and Yorkshire — through frameworks including Efficiency North, Innovation Chain North, JV North and Procurement Hub, as well as direct procurement and JCT Design and Build contracts.
If you have a project affected by contractor insolvency or performance failure, we'd be glad to discuss it confidentially.
“Do you want it done quick OR Do you want it done right? A question that I always find irritating - As a Client I want both.
The steady and diligent approach taken to resurrect this home has really paid off. I am super fortunate and proud to work for an organisation where the emphasis is on getting it done RIGHT and not just getting it done! THANK YOU Termrim Construction Ltd for taking the same approach - another quality build handed over”
— Claire Evans, Head of Care Home Development at Care UK