Scott Leathers in Barnard Castle was officially wound down as a company on March 26, with lawyers brought in to sell off its assets.
The boss of the company, which made and sold bespoke motorbike leathers, said it employed half-a-dozen people at the time of its closure, and has hit out at the state of the country.
Former managing director, ex-British champion motocross rider Jim ‘Jimmy’ Aird, 78, said: “It is very sad, but what can we do?”
According to Mr Aird, the company could not ‘keep up’ with rising costs.
“It is all to do with various governments that we have had over the years,” he said.
The company was officially ‘wound down’ on March 26. (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)
Mr Aird said rising levels of…