Brymor Group Southern reported to have axed 30 jobs

Brymor Group Southern was formerly known as Brymor Construction, which went into administration last year and was acquired by Winchester-based trading conglomerate Portchester Equity.

Now more than 30 of the 50 staff are said to have lost their jobs as the company restructures amid a lack of new work.

The across-the-board redundancies are understood to involve directors down, with some members of staff having worked for up to 25 years.

Brymor built the Horizon cruise terminal in Southampton before it went into administration with debts of £16m (Image: ABP)

One Brymor worker told the Daily Echo: "Over 30 staff members attended a meeting at head office and were told they had been made redundant, effective immediately, and would only be paid up to that day.

"The reason for this was poorly performing contracts and a lack of new work.

"Many staff have been left wondering how they are going to pay their mortgages this month and with Christmas looming, whether they will be able to provide for their families at this time."

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Brymor had about 50 staff before the jobs axe fell last week.

Brymor went into administration shortly after landing a contract to build a new gym at the Saints FC training ground in Marchwood (Image: KSS)

The worker said: "To make 30 people redundant at once is both unexpected and concerning for all involved, particularly for the company's clients, suppliers, and subcontractors."

Brymor was currently undertaking "vital work" for the NHS, including the completion of Shirley Medical Centre and a new rehabilitation facility at Western Community Hospital, he said.

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The former Brymor Construction landed the £27m contract to build the Horizon cruise terminal in Southampton and the £10m job of refurbishing the University of Southampton’s Montefiore Halls of Residence.

Other high-profile projects included a 75-bedroom care home at Barnes Lane in Sarisbury Green.

Shortly before it went into administration the company won a contract to build a state-of-the-art gym at the Saints training ground in Staplewood Lane, Marchwood.

The Denmead-based firm was rescued by Portchester Equity in July last year.

Speaking at the time, a Portchester Equity spokesperson said: "The Brymor Group is one of the UK’s top 100 independent construction companies. When cashflow issues arising from the Covid pandemic forced the group to appoint administrators, Portchester Equity stepped in to secure its future."

The administrators said Brymor Construction owed about £16m to unsecured creditors, who were unlikely to see any of their money.

Brymor Group Southern did not respond to a request for comment.