Willmott Dixon vows to recover building safety millions

The cost of complying with the Building Safety Act has blown a hole in the latest accounts from Willmott Dixon.
And the contractor vowed to go after “designers, fire engineers, supply chain and insurers” to reclaim a “substantial portion” of the £62m it has set aside for building safety and cladding retrofits.
Accounts for the year to 31 December 2022 show turnover up to £1.15bn from £1.1bn last time generating an operating loss of £15,000 from a &