RKN Aluminium was established in 2006, and since provided specialist curtain wall, window and door designing, manufacturing and fitting to hundreds of projects around the country.

The Melton Mowbray-based firm had recently moved into purpose-built premises and employed around 30 staff delivering service for a host of contractors like VolkerFitzpatrick, Glencar and Ashe

RKN also worked closely with Bowmer & Kirkland on the Government’s DfE ESFA Framework supporting the Modern Methods of Construction deal, which provided a stream of school projects.

The family-owned firm’s problems are understood to have come to a head when a crane hire specialist filed a winding-up petition against the business.

Administrators from London insolvency practice Moorfields are now handling the business.