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Barloworld

Has anybody heard anything about Barloworld being in trouble in the UK?
  • Posted 5 Dec 2008 04:10
  • By danny_k
  • joined 3 Mar'05 - 310 messages
  • Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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someone is having a laugh
  • Posted 8 Jan 2009 04:18
  • By kevin_k
  • joined 25 Nov'05 - 502 messages
  • dumfriesshire, United Kingdom
Is "Adminitration" a U.K. term for bankruptcy? I will try to find out some info on the U.S. side.
  • Posted 8 Jan 2009 01:06
  • By bigGlittlestar
  • joined 12 Aug'08 - 139 messages
  • United States
I have just recieved a call with very suspect 3rd hand information from a Barloworld competitor that Barloworld here in the UK have just gone into administration. Can any body confirm or deny?
  • Posted 8 Jan 2009 00:01
  • By SMB1
  • joined 28 Nov'08 - 8 messages
  • Worcestershire, United Kingdom
just to let you know barlows are doing ok please do not forget the current climate we are in my money is on briggs going down
soon.
  • Posted 17 Dec 2008 08:47
  • By LexHarveyRip
  • joined 1 Oct'08 - 32 messages
  • West Midlands, United Kingdom
Not specifically, but many of the big UK forklift operators are retrenching. Only last month Britain's biggest forklift producer, Linde, made over 10% of its Basingstoke workforce redundant, and Briggs Equipment, the UK's exclusive Caterpillar dealer, is set to make a significant number of employees redundant by Christmas. I will give you the latest financial guff on Barloworld Handling from which you can make your own conclusions.
  • Posted 5 Dec 2008 10:24
  • By bill_reimundus
  • joined 1 Dec'06 - 18 messages
  • Essex, United Kingdom
watch this space bri.we may have trouble down here come the new year!
  • Posted 5 Dec 2008 08:44
  • By tugmaster
  • joined 25 Aug'08 - 73 messages
  • United Kingdom
I work for Barlows in the north west, we made a profit last year ending in October, lots of changes in management , not sackings just moving the dead wood around to different roles, no engineer job losses , what have you heard as most of the truth usually comes from outside your own company ?

PS Field service engineer here not management
  • Posted 5 Dec 2008 08:27
  • By brian_j
  • joined 23 Oct'08 - 9 messages
  • Cheshire, United Kingdom
If they rely upon significant profit from the U.S. side to maintain world wide balance. I would say they are in trouble all over. Word has it here that only about a third of the 30+ branches in the U.S. are profitable.
  • Posted 5 Dec 2008 07:20
  • By bigGlittlestar
  • joined 12 Aug'08 - 139 messages
  • United States

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