{"id":783216,"date":"2026-09-26T12:22:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/783216\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T12:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:22:24","slug":"darwin-scales-back-complex-nhs-modular-work-after-3m-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/783216\/","title":{"rendered":"Darwin scales back complex NHS modular work after \u00a33m loss"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Turnover at the Portakabin-owned business almost halved to \u00a372m in 2025 from \u00a3140m the previous year.<\/p>\n

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Darwin plunged to a \u00a35m operating loss from an \u00a38.6m profit, while pre-tax performance swung from a \u00a39.2m profit to a \u00a33.2m loss.<\/p>\n

Directors blamed the reversal on several large permanent modular healthcare projects which ran into operational delivery problems and cost overruns.<\/p>\n

The setback has prompted Darwin to sharpen its focus on smaller, less complex modular buildings and the hire market as part of the wider Portakabin group.<\/p>\n

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The Telford-based business, which specialises in offsite healthcare construction, was acquired by Portakabin in 2023 as the modular giant pushed deeper into the NHS market.<\/p>\n

Average employee numbers fell to 174 during the year from 200, with the contracts workforce dropping from 172 to 145.<\/p>\n

Directors said the business would maintain its commercial focus on UK healthcare while concentrating on smaller modular sales and hired space.<\/p>\n

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