The construction company appointed to deliver the redevelopment of Nottingham’s former Guildhall and Central Police Station has entered administration.
Torsion Construction, which is based in Leeds, appointed James Clark and Howard Smith of Interpath as joint administrators on 29 July after attempts to secure additional funding were unsuccessful.
The company has stopped trading and most of its 115 employees have been made redundant. A small number of staff have been retained to help wind down its operations.
Torsion Construction’s administration comes several months after work began on the redevelopment of the former police station and Guildhall site in Shakespeare Street.
The wider Torsion Group remains operational and says it is working with the project’s funders to appoint another contractor.
A spokesperson for Torsion Group said: “We do not currently expect the Guildhall scheme in Nottingham to be delayed as a result of this process.
“Torsion Group is working closely with its funding partners to appoint an alternative contractor and ensure continuity on the project.”
The redevelopment was approved in late 2025 and includes the conversion of the former Central Police Station into 246 student studios.
A new 18-storey student accommodation building containing another 364 bedspaces is also planned, alongside a publicly accessible food hall on the ground floor.
Efforts to redevelop the site have faced a series of delays since the police station closed in 2016.
Plans to demolish the former police headquarters and neighbouring fire station were thrown into doubt in 2023 after the building was granted Grade II-listed status.
Nottingham City Council unsuccessfully challenged the listing, requiring the development proposals to be redesigned so the protected building could be retained.
Explaining the administration, Mr Clark said: “Torsion Construction has faced many of the immense challenges that have confronted leadership teams right across the sector.
“Despite its efforts to find a sustainable solution and protect its clients from those pressures, the business’s liquidity ran out of road. With regret, Torsion Construction could not continue in its current form and was left with no other option but to cease trading.
“We have a team providing the appropriate information and support to staff as we work through an orderly wind-down of operations.”
Torsion Group said further updates would be issued as arrangements for the Nottingham development progressed.
