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North East (England); Tees Valley; Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Location of affected unit(s)
Thornaby
Sector
Construction 41 - Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41 - Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 41 - Construction of residential and non-residential buildings
148 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
23 February 2012
Employment effect (start)
24 February 2012
Foreseen end date
Description
Building contractor MJN Colston in Thornaby has gone into administration making 148 employees redundant. The bankruptcy is blamed on a decline in business activities.
The administrators are currently seeking a buyer for the business and its assets.
Sources
23 February 2012: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2012), MJN Colston, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73162, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73162.