More than 2,000 individuals to be made redundant at UK freight firm

More than 2,000 individuals are to be made redundant as Tuffnells, the Sheffield-based supply firm, enters administration.

Just 128 workers members are to be saved on, the directors mentioned.

Tuffnells has 33 depots throughout the UK, dealing with items throughout greater than 160 locations worldwide and serving greater than 4,000 enterprise prospects, together with Evans Cycles.

It specialised in distributing blended freight and dealing with gadgets of irregular dimension and weight and operated below the Big Green Parcel Machine model.

The administration had been anticipated. Employees had been reportedly advised to go dwelling on Friday as the corporate ready to enter administration.

Tuffnells had been below monetary strain after being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, rising prices and competitors.

Administrators from Interpath Advisory had been referred to as in on Monday when the corporate did not safe additional funding.

Deliveries have been suspended and won’t return, one of many directors and a managing director at Interpath mentioned.

“Today’s news will be particularly devastating for Tuffnells’ 2,200 dedicated employees,” Rick Harrison mentioned.

“Regrettably, with deliveries suspended and with no prospect of them resuming in the immediate term, we have had to make the majority of staff redundant.”

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Staff shall be given help to make claims from the state’s redundancy funds workplace, Mr Harrison added.

The directors additionally mentioned they’ll attempt to minimise disruption to prospects.

Customers are suggested that every one transport hubs and depots have been closed “until further notice”, one other of the directors, Howard Smith mentioned.

“Our team will be making contact with customers over the coming days to arrange parcel collection.”