Williams Industrial Services

Type
Bankruptcy
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland; Antrim and Newtownabbey
Location of affected unit(s)
Mallusk
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.2 - Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
28.29 - Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.
145 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
6 February 2018
Employment effect (start)
6 February 2018
Foreseen end date
6 February 2018

Description

Engineering company Williams Industrial Services has entered administration which has resulted in 145 employees being made redundant with immediate effect. The company which specialises in technology for water treatment, was founded in Mallusk, Northern Ireland in 1983. According to the reports, the company ran out of funds following contractual disputes and the administrators had no choice but to make the vast majority of the workforce redundant with immediate effect. A subsidiary company which employs 15 people is also expected to go into liquidation.

Sources

  • 6 February 2018: ITV News
  • 7 February 2018: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Williams Industrial Services, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 93379, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93379.