Hugh MacKay Carpets

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber; North Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
Location of affected unit(s)
MeadowFields
Sector
Manufacturing
(13 - 15) Manufacture of textiles, apparel and leather
13.9 - Manufacture of other textiles
13.93 - Manufacture of carpets and rugs
135 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
15 April 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Hugh MacKay Carpets has gone out of business with the loss of 135 jobs. The County Durham firm called in the administrators in March 2005 hoping to find a buyer but these efforts have failed. Cut-price competition has been blamed for the firm's collapse. Nick Halton, regional organiser for the TGWU union said ‘The workers have had no notice and they are entitled to consultation over redundancies. We are looking at this matter with our legal advisors.' Attempts are still being made to find a buyer for the company's carpet designs.

Sources

  • 15 April 2005: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Hugh MacKay Carpets, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61434, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61434.