Construction boss gambles away £700,000 in company cash

A Nottinghamshire construction boss has been jailed after fraudulently removing more than £700,000 from four struggling companies to fund his gambling addiction. Wesley Grainger-Smith, 66, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison at Lincoln Crown Court after pleading guilty to five counts of fraudulently removing company property. Between 2014 and 2017, Grainger-Smith…

Sydney-based builder of Griffith affordable housing project goes into administration, local contractors owed payments

Greenwich Build has gone into voluntary administration, leaving the Wakaden Street project stalled. Photo: Oliver Jacques. The Sydney-based builder of an affordable housing development on Griffith’s Wakaden Street has gone into administration, leaving some local contractors unpaid for work already done. Not-for-Profit Argyle Housing was donated land by Griffith City Council to construct four two-storey,…