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Car parts firm in administration | Car parts firm in administration |
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A car parts manufacturer in Powys has gone into administration threatening up to 100 jobs. | |
Kaye Presteigne has made 17 workers redundant at its foundry in Presteigne, Powys, joint administrator Brian Johnson said. | Kaye Presteigne has made 17 workers redundant at its foundry in Presteigne, Powys, joint administrator Brian Johnson said. |
He said many staff who went unpaid at Christmas had now received their wages. | He said many staff who went unpaid at Christmas had now received their wages. |
Mr Johnson said the firm was one of the largest employers in the town and he wanted to see the foundry continue trading. | |
Kaye Presteigne was formed in 2006, saving more than 130 jobs, after the former owners J L French went into administration. | |
There has been a foundry in Presteigne since the 1940s and it makes parts for car engines, steering and braking mechanisms. | |
Mr Johnson said orders had fallen during the recession but an eight-week, interim rescue package had now been agreed with some of the company's main customers. | |
"The directors prior to my appointment had been seeking funding for the company and were reasonably far advanced in terms of trying to put together a deal, in addition to which we have had a number of expressions of interest, from other parties, in taking the company on," he added. | "The directors prior to my appointment had been seeking funding for the company and were reasonably far advanced in terms of trying to put together a deal, in addition to which we have had a number of expressions of interest, from other parties, in taking the company on," he added. |
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