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.

THE High Court has appointed an interim examiner to one of the state’s largest construction firms, Pierse Construction, after being informed that an independent accountant’s report revealed the firm has a reasonable prospect of survival.

The High Court has appointed an interim examiner to one of the State's largest construction firms Pierse Contracting after being informed that an independent accountant's report has revealed the firm has a reasonable prospect of survival.

Valuable period marble fireplaces and wrought iron balustrades mysteriously disappeared from a Government building during major refurbishment, a judge was told today.