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TPT Construction, the 拢20m-turnover Pembrokeshire contractor owned by 21-year-old tycoon Gareth Darbyshire, is facing two winding-up petitions, one from a company specialising in 鈥渘on-prime market鈥� lending.

The first petition will be heard next Thursday at Bristol county court and has been brought by Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions.

The second has been brought by Leeds lender Industrial & Corporate Finance and is due to be heard on 15 June at Leeds county court. Both amounts are undisclosed.

The petitions, which could lead to the firm being placed in administration, come amid a number of complaints about its payment record since Darbyshire bought the company for 拢7m last year.

Emma Bridges, director of credit reference agency Top Service, said: 鈥淲e鈥檝e been monitoring TPT closely over the past few months after receiving an increasing amount of adverse reports from our members.鈥�

Sources close to another two firms, who are owed a combined 拢18,000, agreed. One said: 鈥淭PT was a good payer, but since it was sold it has gone downhill.鈥�

Industrial & Corporate Finance provides asset finance. The firm鈥檚 website says its expertise is in 鈥渢he non-prime market and in providing a non-standard approach to customer鈥檚 requirements鈥�.

Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions and Industrial & Corporate Finance declined to comment on the petitions. TPT declined to comment and Darbyshire was unavailable for comment.

Meanwhile, three more of Darbyshire鈥檚 companies, TPT Midlands, DAC Construction (EU), and Darbyshire Holdings face being struck off the Companies House register. Pre-dissolution notices have been issued for overdue returns against all three.

In an interview with 好色先生TV last April, Darbyshire said he planned to grow his workforce 40%, and get into renewable energy in Europe and the luxury housing market in Cheshire.