Birkby's Plastics

Type
Bankruptcy
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber; West Yorkshire; Calderdale and Kirklees
Location of affected unit(s)
Liversedge
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
370 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
4 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
4 April 2012
Foreseen end date

Description

Birkby's Plastics, a Yorkshire based supplier of automotive parts, will be shut down making more than 370 staff redundant. Birkby's was placed into administration on 3 April 2012.

The company's administrators have failed to find a buyer for the business which has been operating at a loss for the last few years. Although interest was expressed by potential buyers, none of the offers was acceptable.

The timeline for the restructuring is yet to be announced. 

Sources

  • 4 April 2012: Plastics & Rubber Weekly

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Birkby's Plastics, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73608, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73608.