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.
Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Retail sale of motor vehicles, motorcycles and related parts and accessories 47.8 - Retail sale of motor vehicles, motorcycles and related parts and accessories
176 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
6 December 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
H and L Garages has gone into administration making 176 employees redundant in East Yorkshire. The cuts affect the vast majority of H and L Garages 194 employees in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
The cuts were blamed on the adverse economic climate and difficult trading conditions. The administrators are now seeking a buyer for the company assets.
H and L Garages is a dealer and servicer of vans and lorries by Mercedes Benz.
Sources
6 December 2011: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2011), H and L Garages, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72832, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72832.
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