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REID TRANSPORT: Seeks Administrators After Sale Attempts Failed
Reid Transport Ltd sought the advice of administrators after a loss of more than 200 jobs and attempts to sell the company failed, BBC News reports. The failure to find a buyer meant Reid Transport had no option but to close the business and "implement an immediate redundancy program," Administrator Garth Callow of PricewaterhouseCoopers told BBC News.
The company assured the U.K. Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment that efforts will be made to secure redundancy payments for the workers before Christmas, BBC says.
"A small number of workers are being retained to assist with an orderly run down of the operation, but drivers and sub-contract drivers already on the road have been asked to complete their current journey and they will be paid for this work," Mr. Callow said. "This is a particularly difficult situation so close to Christmas, particularly when there is no prospect of saving the company and the jobs."
Headquartered in Ballymena, Ireland, Reid Transport Ltd. -- http://www.reidtransport.com/ -- offers distribution, warehousing and transporting services, with depots strategically located throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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