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Airsprung Enters Administration as PwC Cuts 71 Jobs and Seeks a Buyer

Administrators are pursuing a quick sale to preserve operations.

Overview

  • Airsprung, which appointed PwC as joint administrators on May 1, reduced its 202-strong workforce by 71 and moved to keep trading under administration.
  • Joint administrators Edward Williams and Ross Connock said years of weak trading and recent cashflow strain left directors with no alternative to administration.
  • The remaining 131 employees are running day-to-day operations while administrators work with customers to complete outstanding orders.
  • PwC is inviting interest in the business and assets and is helping redundant staff make claims through the Redundancy Payments Service.
  • The 150-year-old Trowbridge manufacturer supplies major retailers such as Argos and Dunelm and has capacity to produce more than 2,000 mattresses a day.