Not good !! - Pilks Goes Under!

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Staff shock as Pilkington's Tiles group goes into administration - Manchester Evening News

 

[david campbell]

Re: Not good !!

never good seeing people lose there jobs,lets hope something can be sorted out for them

 

[nybor62]

Re: Not good !!

they wont get any help , maybe if it was a bank they would get help

 

[Dan]

Re: Not good !!

Keep up, somebody posted this 2 days ago.

Very sad news. about 400 staff will loose their jobs.

 

[Dan]

Found it: http://www.tilersforums.com/tilers-forums-arms/36824-pilkingtons-tiles.html

 

[benjiiiiuk]

are they selling any tiles off cheap???

 

[Scott]

Vulture :lol:

 

[aph257]

end of another era.

 

[p4ulo]

Such a shame, the main factory in Poole is about a 5 minute drive from my house,
its so cheap there its unbelieveable!!!
Just shot down there as I was after 42 sq m of outside grade tiles to tile the roof terrace for the summer, but there was a big bloke with a clipboard on the main gate turning everyone away, he said there will be no "clearance" sale at all....DAMMIT!!

Shame as the boys in the shop were a good bunch of lads.....Shiv.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Someone will buy the good bits - and Poole is one of their 'good bits'.

 

[diamondtiling]

I heard on the news last night that the jobs have been saved? Have to do a quick search now.

 

[Spud]

we are doing an old peoples care home with their tiles and they were very expensive and to be honest not very good quality, i feel for the families involved losing their jobs such a shame but when you consider i was forced to pay £10.86m2 for their bumpy gloss white 20x20 and I can buy a british bumpy white gloss 20x20 for £3.49 m2 there is a massive difference and with contract whites its all about price because you need to win contracts, so when asked to price contract white work we didnt even consider pilks, hopefully the familes involved will find new work quickly and hopefully it will be within tile manufacturing so we dont lose the skill base

 

[DHTiling]

Some updated news..


Update to Pilkington's Group administration - Business Credit News UK


Pilkington’s Tiles factory to restart this week Ι Construction Enquirer

 

[p4ulo]

Fingers crossed they still keep the retail outlet at Poole, they've got a massive clearance warehouse............