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Economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine leads to family-owned construction group Seddon losing millions

Seddon Group has worked on projects such as in Piccadilly Gardens, Derby Arena and Media City as well as for companies including Travelodge, the Co-op, Premier Inn and Vue

Seddon Group is headquartered in Bolton(Image: Osbourne Photography)

The economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to family-owned construction group losing £13m during 2022, new documents have confirmed.

Bolton-headquartered Seddon Group had previously reported a pre-tax profit of £8.5m in 2021.

Group turnover also fell from £225.2m to £169.7m over the same period.

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Seddon Group has worked on projects such as in Piccadilly Gardens, Derby Arena and Media City as well as for companies including Travelodge, the Co-op, Premier Inn and Vue.

A statement signed off by the board said: "Our industry has faced significant challenges during 2022, including inflation and the availability of both materials and labour.

"Headline inflation increased significantly and erratically following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

"The initial driver of this was the pressure on the world's energy markets which resulted in construction sector inflation outstripping general inflation as many of the materials used in construction are heavily dependent on energy.