Aggregates firm Dudman goes into administration with 140 jobs under threat

The company, which has its headquarters in Southwick, had, according to administrators, suffered cash flow problems.

It managed a turnover of £30 million in 2011, but has since come under considerable financial pressure.

Based at Albion Wharf, the firm has grown from its original base as a haulage company, to produce aggregate and concrete, with a shipping division.

The company has operated quarries, wharves and rail terminals within Sussex and Hampshire.

Having recorded profits in 2011, it had been projected to perform well last year.