The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
(10 - 33) Manufacturing (22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals 23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
211 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
8 November 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Window manufacturer AC Yule & Son went into administration with the loss of 211 jobs in the UK. The firm announced that it would retain 61 out of currently 272 staff to complete projects and outstanding orders. KPMG has been appointed administrator and will try to find a buyer for parts or all of the business.
AC Yule & Son is a company with a long tradition having been in the window manufacturing business in Scotland and north England since 1946.
Sources
8 November 2011: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2011), AC Yule and Son, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72868, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72868.
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