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.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores
557 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
6 July 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Furniture manufacturer Homeform made 557 staff redundant after it went into administration.Deloitte said the company had experienced "significant difficulties" due to the current economic climate, particularly in the kitchen and bathrooms markets.Deloitte has sold Sharps back to a new company controlled by Sun, a deal that saved 627 jobs, including at its factory in Bilston, West Midlands, and offices in Camberley, Surrey.
Sources
7 July 2011: Insider Media
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Homeform, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72520, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72520.
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