Underpayers named and shamed
Written by admin on October 21, 2025
Construction supply chain companies figure in the list of 491 businesses named and shamed by the Department for Business and Trade for under-paying employees.
They include:
- SMC Builders Limited, Maghera, BT45, failed to pay £21,123.55 to 5 workers.
- D&R Carpentry Limited, Horley, RH6, failed to pay £7,640.55 to 10 workers.
- Ervin Construction Services Limited, Thames Ditton, KT7, failed to pay £5,554.12 to 8 workers.
- Wack Wholesale (Building Supplies) Limited, Cramlington, NE23, failed to pay £4,264.47 to 8 workers.
- Thomas Storey Fabrications Group Limited, Openshaw, M11, failed to pay £3,770.46 to 1 worker.
- DPH Construction (North East) Limited, Tyne and Wear, NE29, failed to pay £2,072.51 to 8 workers.
- Woodstone Construction (SW) Limited, Bath, BA2, failed to pay £1,855.47 to 1 worker.
- MJM Builders Limited, Glasgow, G68, failed to pay £1,773.07 to 1 worker.
- Construction Recruitment Services Limited, Brentwood, CM15, failed to pay £1,038.96 to 2 workers.
- Galliford Try Employment Limited, Uxbridge, UB8, failed to pay £1,029.92 to 4 workers.
From April 2025, the national minimum wage is £12.21 per hour for those aged 21 and over, £10 for those aged 18 to 20, £7.55 for under 18s and apprentices.
The worst offenders were Euro Garages Limited of Blackburn, which failed to pay £824,383.62 to 3,317 workers, and Salford-based Red Contract Solutions (Back Office Support) Limited, which failed to pay £652,395.20 to 11,631 workers.
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