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.
East Midlands; Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; Derby
Location of affected unit(s)
Derbyshire
Sector
Professional Services Scientific, Architectural And Engineering Technical Activities Architectural And Engineering Activities; Technical Testing And Analysis 71 - Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
118 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
21 October 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
118 jobs have been lost at S. Robinson & Son, a Derbyshire engineering firm, which has gone into administration. The cuts were blamed on a decline in orders from the construction industry. A part of the company, Robinsons Agriculture, has been sold safeguarding 17 jobs. Twelve people have been kept on to help administrators wind down the business.
Sources
21 October 2011: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2011), S. Robinson & Son, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72643, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72643.
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