Fears for 370 manufacturing jobs in region

Birkby’s Plastics of Liversedge, West Yorkshire, which employs 370 workers, moulds and assembles plastic products for the automotive and specialist engineering industry, including mud flaps, glove box assemblies, accelerator pedals and seat back covers.

Joint administrator Hunter Kelly, from Ernst & Young, said: “We have undertaken an extensive sales process to identify a purchaser since the beginning of the year. Some interest was expressed, but none resulted in an acceptable offer for the business and assets.”

Tim Roache, of the GMB union, said: “This is very bad news. West Yorkshire cannot afford to lose almost 400 manufacturing jobs. GMB will seek urgent talks with the administrators to see what options there are to save these jobs.”