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North East (England); Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear; Durham
Location of affected unit(s)
Newton Aycliffe
Sector
Manufacturing (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 25.4 - Forging and shaping metal and powder metallurgy 25.4 - Forging and shaping metal and powder metallurgy
100 - 292 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
3 November 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2004
Description
Administrators were brought in to Pressworks Metals in Newton Aycliffe after the company suffered a massive cash flow crisis. More than 100 staff have already lost their jobs and the remaining 192 only have guaranteed work until Christmas.
Sources
3 November 2004: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Pressworks Metals, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 60785, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60785.