Moray's Brown Engineering goes bust with 32 jobs lost

A Moray engineering company that was founded almost 40 years ago has gone into liquidation with the loss of 32 jobs.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Sep 2017, 09:29 BST
Updated 3rd Oct 2017, 15:27 BST

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KPMG's Blair Nimmo said it was 'sad to see' the loss of the long-established engineering firm. Picture: ContributedKPMG's Blair Nimmo said it was 'sad to see' the loss of the long-established engineering firm. Picture: Contributed
KPMG's Blair Nimmo said it was 'sad to see' the loss of the long-established engineering firm. Picture: Contributed

Fochabers-based Brown Engineering, which was incorporated in 1978, specialised in the manufacture, installation and maintenance of plant, machinery and pipework for the distilling and malting and oil and gas industries.

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Blair Nimmo and Geoff Jacobs of KPMG – appointed as joint provisional liquidators – said 32 of the firm’s 33 employees had been made redundant.

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The remaining employee has been retained to assist in realising the company’s assets. The firm was hit by declining sales and smaller margins.

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Nimmo said: “It is sad to see another engineering firm, which has such a long history and heritage, enter liquidation, together with the loss of employment to the local area.

“We will do everything we can to seek a buyer for the company’s assets to maximise recoveries for creditors.”

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