Overview
- Denby Pottery, which halted manufacturing Thursday after no buyer emerged, cut 49 roles and shut its making and design departments.
- Administrators from FRP Advisory took charge in late March after a notice filed March 11, with a separate round earlier this month cutting about 80 to 90 jobs.
- FRP said talks continue over other parts of the business and that affected staff are being helped with claims through the Redundancy Payments Service.
- A petition led by a former Denby executive has topped 50,000 signatures, urging ministers to add ceramics to the Supercharger scheme that lowers certain electricity policy and network charges for energy‑intensive firms.
- Company filings and reports cite energy costs rising from about £1.25m to as much as £3m a year and losses reaching £4.6m in 2024, while Denby USA has filed a third notice of intent to appoint administrators with roughly 10 jobs at risk.