‘Whole deck of cards just toppled’: FoodXervices’ Nichol Ng on how a 92-year-old family business unravelled – and what’s next

[SINGAPORE] An ill-timed property bet, a generational pandemic and a wave of customer closures – just any one of these would have been a severe setback for a business. But for third-generation food distributor FoodXervices, all three hit at once; eventually, something had to give. That moment came in April, when the company abruptly shut…

Award-winning UK brewer collapses into liquidation | UK | News

An award-winning family run microbrewery has been voluntarily wound up (Image: Getty) An award-winning family-run microbrewery is being liquidated after trading since 2013. Big Hand Brewing Company Ltd. trades out of Redwither Business Park in Wrexham, north Wales, where it produces cask conditioned ales and bottled beers. Co-founded by Dave Shaw, the brewery continued to…

Recap – Scottish manufacturer collapses with all jobs lost

All eight jobs were lost with the collapse of North East Rig Out (Aberdeen) Limited, which had operated for over 40 years. Scottish clothing manufacturer collapses with all jobs lost. (Image: Getty Images) It worked across sectors including oil, gas and energy, construction, engineering, automotive, aviation, shipping and transportation, government, military and retail and services.…

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Four UK kitchen companies collapse into administration or liquidation as one shuts immediately

A number of UK kitchen companies have faced difficulties despite earlier success, including one that was among the UK’s largest independent wholesale distributors of kitchens and bathrooms 15:44, 17 May 2026Updated 15:44, 17 May 2026 Kitchen businesses have encountered challenges in recent years(Image: Getty) As businesses ranging from high street eateries to airlines tumble into…

Cambridgeshire haulage firm collapses owing more than £774,000

A Cambridgeshire haulage and courier business has collapsed into voluntary liquidation, leaving behind debts of more than £774,000 and a trail of unpaid suppliers, subcontractors and tax liabilities across the transport sector. S Peacock & Son Ltd, trading as John Smith Haulage, formally entered insolvency after directors Steve and Michelle Peacock placed the family-run company…