4. Before its collapse, Carillion was the second largest construction company in the UK. It had around 43,000 employees, including 19,000 in the UK. Many more people were employed in its extensive supply chains. It had pension obligations to around 27,000 members of its defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. Carillion's work spanned the public and private sector and extended beyond the UK, with notable contracts in the Middle East and Canada. Its work for the UK government accounted for 38% of its reported 2016 revenues and spanned from building roads and hospitals to providing school meals and defence accommodation.1
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1 Department for Work and Pensions and the Insolvency Service, Carillion declares insolvency: information for employees, creditors and suppliers, published 15 January 2018, updated 16 January 2018