Bosses adamant new Royal Hospital will be built despite Carillion collapse

Bosses at Liverpool's Royal Hospital say their new building will be finished despite the firm in charge of the project has collapsed

Talks were held throughout the weekend between Government ministers and company officials in a bid to keep Carillion in business, but they broke up on Sunday evening without a deal.

Carillion is working on a number of major constructions across the country - including the HS2 rail line - and employs 20 thousand people in the UK.

Chief executive at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Trust said,

The news about Carillion is extremely worrying for their staff and sub-contractors and we hope that they receive the necessary support.

"We want to reassure people that the new Royal will be built and the Hospital Company has a range of options and contingency plans that are being implemented, now that Carillion have gone into liquidation."

"The Hospital Company who are contracted to deliver the project is empowered to terminate existing contracts and engage a new contractor to complete construction."

"They also have access to insurance funds to enable it to complete the project."

The Hospital Company is now enacting these plans and is in discussion with PwC and other interested parties. They are also arranging for a new company to be established that Facilities Management workers will be transferred to immediately to ensure work can continue and staff and suppliers can continue to be paidIn a statement"