Type
Bankruptcy
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale Of Food, Beverages And Tobacco In Specialised Stores
47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores

175 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
14 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
14 January 2009
Foreseen end date
14 January 2009

Description

McLeish brothers, a Scottish deli chain, have gone into administration. Seven of the ten stores owned by the company have been closed with immediate effect with the loss of 175 of the 205 jobs at the company. The firm went into administration when their bank, HBOS, withdrew their credit facility.


Sources

  • 14 January 2009: Financial Times

Citation

Eurofound (2009), McLeish Brothers, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67815, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67815.