Almost 100 jobs have been saved after a company which collapsed in Whitstable was acquired.

The UK arm of international construction giant the ISG Group slumped into administration in September - creating 2,200 redundancies nationwide - 240 of which worked at its Kent office.

But now 95 jobs have been saved after a takeover by family firm construction specialists Morris & Spottiswood Group of the Whitstable site.

The Scotland-headquartered group, which is a specialist provider of fitout, mechanical and engineering (M&E), refurbishment, facilities management and design services, has also added former ISG sites in Huntingdon and Bristol.

In total, some 111 jobs previously axed will be saved by the move.

Together, they will form Morris & Spottiswood England - a new division within the overall group, which will sit alongside existing businesses Morris & Spottiswood Scotland and Livingston M&E.

Jon Dunwell, chief executive of the Morris & Spottiswood Group, said: “The demise of ISG was sad news for the construction sector, causing significant disruption to valued clients and affecting many of our industry peers.

“We are pleased that as an agile family-owned business we have been able to move quickly to bring some stability to the situation, offering continuity and assurances of longevity to our new colleagues and clients alike.

“This is an exciting new phase in our growth plan, as we combine the best ideas and strengths from both businesses and move forwards together as one team.

“With our solid foundations already in place, we hope that this will give confidence to clients and the supply chain as a whole, as we embed the new division, while also expanding our services and geographical reach. We were really pleased that we could salvage some jobs in the area following the ISG collapse.”

Already well-established within the Scottish market and active in the north of England, the addition of Morris & Spottiswood England establishes the group as a major figure across the UK, with 10 offices stretching from Glasgow to Whitstable.

It also has plans to open a London office in due course.