Economy alert: ALL staff made redundant after major UK engineering firm falls into administration

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A major UK engineering firm has made all of its members of staff redundant as part of its ongoing administration proceedings.Glacier Energy Manufacturing Limited, an Aberdeen-owned engineering firm, has entered into administration, with every one of its 53 employees losing their positions The company has been detrimentally impacted by the North Sea oil and gas sector experiencing a significant decline in activity.The manufacturing business, which formed part of the wider Glacier Group based in Aberdeen, operated facilities in England rather than Scotland.Its site at Stockton on Tees had previously traded as Francis Brown before Glacier acquired it through a pre-pack administration deal in August 2024.In a statement, the parent company explained: "Despite significant efforts to turn around the business, due to market challenges and the current fiscal regime, activity levels in the North Sea oil and gas market have been significantly impacted and new energy markets slow to materialise."...

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