Type
Bankruptcy
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Construction
Construction Of Buildings And Infrastructure Engineering
Civil Engineering
42 - Civil engineering

225 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
23 August 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Administrators at Britspace, an East Yorkshire building company, have announced 225 redundancies after failing to find a buyer for the firm. A small number of workers will keep their jobs to finish existing contracts. Staff were informed of the redundancies in a mass meeting.


Sources

  • 23 August 2011: BBC

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Britspace, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72304, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72304.