Type
Bankruptcy
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Shropshire, Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Cheshire
Sector
Construction
Construction Of Buildings And Infrastructure Engineering
Civil Engineering
42 - Civil engineering

420 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 March 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Wrekin Construction Group has made 420 employees redundant after it went into administration on 10 March 2009. The cuts were blamed on cash-flow problems and affected staff at company sites in Shropshire, Northamptonshire, Cheshire and Yorkshire. The company kept 70 staff at headquarters in Shropshire to help administrators with the closure of the business.


Sources

  • 12 March 2009: BBC News UK

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Wrekin Construction, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 68502, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68502.