D2 Jeans, the High Street jeans retailer based in Dundonald, Ayrshire, has gone into administration immediately after the Christmas period. So far, 19 of D2 Jeans 47 stores have been closed by specialist administrators, BDO LLP, with around 200 workers having already been made redundant. The other stores will be run as a going concern while…
Here I am on Christmas Day apparently pouring a dampers on your seasonal partying. Actually, no I’m not. What I am saying is that in an age where just about every cell phone has a camera and most young people have at least one social media account, it pays to be careful about what you…
Pyramid International, the poster-printing company in Whetstone, Leicestershire, has asked its staff to consider taking a 10 percent cut in wages in order to reduce job losses in early 2012. A consultation period is now underway with the firm’s 90 employees and this is due to end on Monday, 9th January, 2012. The decision to…
Blacks Leisure is set to go into administration after racking up £36m of debt and a £16m loss in the first half of 2011, with the second half unlikely to be any better. The unseasonably warm weather has meant that the chain of stores which sell outdoor clothing has suffered from lack of custom –…
Black Horse Contractors, the Cricklade-based civil engineering contractors, has gone into administration with the loss of 190 jobs. The company had a head office in Cricklade, Wiltshire and depots in Wellington, Somerset and Rogiet, Monmouthshire. All workers will be made redundant by the end of 2011. Specialist administrators, KPMG, are now in charge of disposing…
Houseman & Falshaw, the building and civil engineering contractor based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, has gone into administration with the potential loss of 70 jobs. The redundancies are made up of 55 site workers and 15 office staff. Specialist administrators, KPMG, are now handling the disposal of the company and its assets. Houseman & Falshaw…
Vector Aerospace UK which is based on Imperial Way, Waddon, Croydon, is to move production to Gosport in Hampshire. The closure of the Croydon plant comes after a presence there of 75 years and means that the 129 workers now face redundancy. The reason behind the decision is that the factory’s primary function is the…
Norgren, the engineering company based on Eastern Avenue in Lichfield, Staffordshire, have told their workers that they intend to relocate in the near future. An exact date has not been set for the move which will not take place until 2012 or even later however the news means that the company’s 181 workers now face…
We all know accidents can occur at work. There are potential risks at work that could increase the chance of a slip or trip or lead to accidents that have more severe consequences, leading to more serious injury or even death. Every workplace needs to take precautions to minimize risk. All employees should have access…
Smiths News is to close its depots in Birmingham, Coventry and Redditch and transfer their functions to a purpose-designed depot in Elmdon, Birmingham. The switch is scheduled to take place on or before 5th March, 2012. The staff in the existing Birmingham depot will transfer to Elmdon but the 88 employees in the Coventry and…
