Denby pottery has entered administration after failing to find an investment partner or access funding. It will continue to trade whilst a new owner is found, and according to Sky News, several external parties have expressed an interest in the brand.
Like many other retailers, Denby has struggled with declining customer demand and rises in employment and energy costs.
500 jobs are at risk, and GMB Union Organiser, Craig Thomson, said: “This is the human cost of Government inaction; communities let down and workers laid off by companies that can’t keep up with the cost of energy. There is a very real sense of fury amongst the Denby workers receiving this news today”.
“We’ve been screaming and shouting about the impact the cost of industrial energy is having on the ceramics industry for years.
“Now the time for warm words is over, and Ministers must decide if they want a British ceramics industry or not.
“Denby is a British icon with history dating back over 200 years. We’ve been working closely with the local MP and residents to make the case that its future is too important to be left to chance.
“GMB is focused on doing everything we can to support and protect these workers during this difficult time”.
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