{"id":28778,"date":"2016-11-21T10:49:31","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T10:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=28778"},"modified":"2017-01-04T15:49:28","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T15:49:28","slug":"plant-hire-firm-hewden-blames-brexit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/plant-equipment-supplies-news\/plant-hire-firm-hewden-blames-brexit\/28778\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant hire firm Hewden blames Brexit for problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Jobs are at risk at plant hire firm Hewden after talks to find a new backer are said to have stalled, and Brexit is to blame<\/h2>\n<p>Hundreds of jobs were put at risk over the weekend as one of the UK\u2019s largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?s=plant+hire\" target=\"_blank\">plant hire<\/a> firms sits on the edge of collapse.<\/p>\n<p>Hewden, which hires heavy plant machinery including cranes, has struggled to keep its head above water due to a deterioration in trading conditions, but over the weekend it was revealed that the company is on the brink of collapse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ey.com\/uk\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\">EY<\/a>, a profession services firm, is expected to act as administrator for the firm. Sky News revealed an announcement about this appointment is set to be made at some point this week.<\/p>\n<h3>Confidence the firm would find new backers looking uncertain now<\/h3>\n<p>The Manchester-based company has tried to find new financial backers to save the 750 staff it employs. In a statement last month the firm had expressed its confidence it would find new investors, but talks with potential backers have seemingly not progressed.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking three weeks ago, Hewden said: &#8220;Hewden has been impacted by market uncertainty following the vote to leave the EU. The vote has adversely affected a number of large construction and capital investment projects.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The company is in constructive dialogue with stakeholders to resolve the situation in a consensual manner and is optimistic that a positive solution will be found.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The company is working with its advisers Deloitte to reach agreement with lenders on an extension of its debt facilities, whilst also testing market appetite for a sale of the business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hewden has some \u00a3200m of outstanding borrowings and lost more than \u00a316m in 2014, according to its financial records. 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