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Bankrupt firm's fleet auctioned | |
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The vehicles of a County Antrim haulage company, which went bankrupt with the loss of 200 jobs, have been sold. | |
Reid Transport Ltd called in PricewaterhouseCoopers to act as administrators last month after attempts to sell the company failed. | Reid Transport Ltd called in PricewaterhouseCoopers to act as administrators last month after attempts to sell the company failed. |
The firm's fleet of more than 50 lorries and trucks was sold at public auction on Tuesday. | |
Following some controversy, staff who lost their jobs have now received money they were owed in unpaid wages. | Following some controversy, staff who lost their jobs have now received money they were owed in unpaid wages. |
Workers blockaded the company's Cloughmills headquarters last month over fears they would not be paid. | Workers blockaded the company's Cloughmills headquarters last month over fears they would not be paid. |
The dispute was brought to an end when PricewaterhouseCoopers said the 200 staff would get the money before Christmas. | The dispute was brought to an end when PricewaterhouseCoopers said the 200 staff would get the money before Christmas. |
A spokesperson for the ex-employees said on Monday they had been paid. | A spokesperson for the ex-employees said on Monday they had been paid. |
Police have also been called in to investigate employment practices at the company after a 14-year-old boy said he had worked night shifts at the company's Cloughmills headquarters. | Police have also been called in to investigate employment practices at the company after a 14-year-old boy said he had worked night shifts at the company's Cloughmills headquarters. |