Safestyle UK’s headquarters is based in Bradford, West Yorkshire
By Tom Airey & PA Media
BBC News
A window and door firm has made about 680 of its workers redundant after it fell into administration.
A public notice from administrators Interpath Advisory on Friday stated Safestyle UK had suspended share trading after failing to find a buyer.
The Bradford-based business has a manufacturing site in Wombwell and 42 branches and depots across the country.
It had faced challenges including “high cost inflation” and “fragile consumer confidence”, administrators said.
The unseasonably warm weather in September also dented demand for its products, the statement added.
Interpath Advisory said about 70 of the firm’s 750 employees would be kept on in the short term to help wind down the business.
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The window and door business has a manufacturing site in Wombwell, South Yorkshire
Rick Harrison, Interpath managing director, said: “After seeing strong sales during the Covid lockdown periods, many companies are seeing trading being impacted by the cost of living crisis and soaring costs.
“Unfortunately for Safestyle, and despite the tireless efforts of the management team over recent months, these challenges have proven too difficult to overcome.”
Mr Harrison added: “This will be particularly devastating for the company’s employees as well as the many self-employed contractors who worked on behalf of the company.”
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