The firm was a sister company to PJ Brown (Civil Engineering) which provides grab lorry and haulage services for construction sites running a fleet of around 70 vehicles.
Administrators Nicholas Cusack and David Perkins of Parker Andrews are handling the business.
Established by Peter Brown in 1980 as a sole trader with a single tipper lorry his firm grew steadily to a business turning over £50m.
In 2010 the business diversified into delivering groundworks for many of the national house builders.