Fear for jobs as Hawksley collapses

The steel fabrication and machining company, based near Scunthorpe, which has an annual turnover of around £500,000, employs nine staff at its Gunness plant. All nine employees face redundancy if a buyer cannot be found for the company.

Joint administrators Andrew MacKenzie and Robert Maxwell, of Begbies Traynor, are seeking a buyer for the business, which specialises in offering sub-contract manufacture for a range of clients in the farming, marine and civil engineering industries.

Mr MacKenzie said: “Unfortunately, Hawksley Engineering has suffered from the devastating effects of the economic downturn and the loss of a major customer, which has resulted in the business being put into administration.”

Mr MacKenzie added that the hope is to secure a buyer for the business and its assets, which include plant and machinery as well as 3.5 acres of land and buildings in Scunthorpe.