The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
West Midlands (England); West Midlands; Birmingham
Location of affected unit(s)
Longbridge, Birmingham
Sector
Transportation / Storage 49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines 49.4 - Freight transport by road and removal services 49.4 - Freight transport by road and removal services
121 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 April 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Rudolph and Hellmann Logistics have announced 121 job losses at its Groveley Lane site in Longbridge. The logistics firm that stored and shipped out parts to MG Rover dealers has closed following the collapse of the car maker. Graham Bushby, one of the joint administrators, said that after trying to find a way to keep the business going the directors had no choice but to make the company insolvent after the collapse of its major customer, MG Rover.
Sources
25 April 2005: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Rudolph and Hellmann Logistics, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61476, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61476.