AN order winding up Pierse Contracting and Pierse Building Services with the loss of 109 jobs was made at the High Court yesterday after the heavily insolvent companies withdrew their petition for examinership.

PIERSE Contracting has been given one week to convince the High Court to continue court protection to it after a judge expressed concerns about the company’s survival prospects and other issues, including a claim it traded for 18 months while insolvent.