Companies which have gone into administration

**gkd_uk** · 01-04-2009 10:34 AM

Hi

What companies are you aware of which have collapsed or gone into administration?

**SenseiDesign** · 01-04-2009 12:56 PM

only uk ones ore are you looking for companies all over the world

**gkd_uk** · 01-04-2009 12:59 PM

Any companies

**SenseiDesign** · 01-04-2009 01:02 PM

wolworth,

there are some banks here in germany that got high state loans like the hypo real estate does this count^^

and there is Opel which is not doing good because of gm, which could collapse this year

**temi** · 01-04-2009 02:14 PM

No UK car company has collapsed yet but they are looking pretty weak.

**temi** · 01-04-2009 03:37 PM

Here are some other companies that has gone belly up:

Whittard
MFI
Pier
Royal Doulton (Waterford Wedgewood)

**gkd_uk** · 01-04-2009 04:17 PM

Zavvi Entertainment
HBOS

**temi** · 01-04-2009 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by gkd_uk

Zavvi Entertainment
HBOS

You cannot really say HBOS went bust, they had difficulties but were rescued by the government.

**gkd_uk** · 01-04-2009 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by temi

You cannot really say HBOS went bust, they had difficulties but were rescued by the government.

True point

**TeamPlayer** · 02-02-2009 05:00 PM

Here are some more companies which have gone into administration-

Adams childrens clothing retailers, which has 260 outlets in its UK chain and 103 internationally, employing about 2,000 people.

The shoe shop chain Barratts, and Priceless (who operate in the Irish Republic).

Essex-based furniture importer and supplier, Willis Gambier, has gone into administration, with the potential loss of 130 jobs.

Viyella, the clothing business.

Retail chain Passion for Perfume has gone into administration with the closure of its 44 fragrance stores and the loss of 194 jobs.

Land of Leather and Newcastle Productions, the distributor of Findus foods, have both gone into administration on 12 January, leaving over 1,000 people at risk of losing their jobs.

Blooming Marvellous, the Ealing-headquartered maternity-wear retailer, has become the latest retailer to fall into administration, the latest in a string of failures under Iceland-linked investment companies.

More than 800 employees have been made redundant, as Klick Photopoint and Max Spielmann have gone into administration.