British Indian tycoon’s Speciality Steels UK pushed into compulsory liquidation by the UK government. 1500 jobs at risk.
London, Aug 21 (PTI) Speciality Steels UK, the country’s third-largest steelworks part of British Indian metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta group, was on Thursday pushed into compulsory liquidation.
The UK government-run Insolvency Service confirmed it will be acting as the liquidator after a High Court ruling.
Liberty Steel said the decision to put the firm into compulsory liquidation was “irrational”, which puts 1,500 jobs at risk.
Following an application made by the Official Receiver, the court has also appointed Matthew James Cowlishaw, Hywel Phillips and Robert Fishman of Teneo Financial Advisory Limited as Special…