The GRS Group has been chosen to complete the East Stand at Northampton’s Sixfields Stadium, which was left unfinished after the Buckingham Group collapsed in August.
The construction of the stand at Northampton Town Football Club’s (NTFC) stadium was plagued by problems even before the failure of its main contractor, with construction on hold for eight years.
Buckingham began work on the League One side’s new stand in 2014, but halted the project twice, in 2014 and 2015, due to non-payment.
In 2015, the contractor brought a winding-up petition against the company set up to oversee the development of the new stand, County Developments (Northhampton) Limited (CNDL), claiming it was owed £2.9m .
After a High Court judge ruled in favor of the CNDL, NTFC reopened discussions with Buckingham. The club was awaiting an updated budget for the stadium works at the time of the contractor’s collapse in August.
GRS Group chief executive Jon Fisher said: “With our local connections we understand the importance of this project to the club and the community, and we’re looking forward to getting on site, completing the work and getting fans to use the Est Standing fully again.
“We enjoyed meeting the club and will be working closely with them going forward.”
NTFC chairman Kelvin Thomas said: “Having spoken to a number of contractors and following a thorough tendering process, we believe GRS offers the best solution.
“GRS is a great company with a dedicated contracting division that has extensive experience in specialist construction and large projects.
“He also has a number of local connections, with many GRS employees living in the county and [GRS having] sponsored Northampton Saints [rugby team] for many years.”
