Plant hire group Hewden collapses after Brexit warning

Unions fear hundreds of jobs are at risk as heavy machinery rental business goes into administrationUnions fear hundreds of jobs are at risk after administrators were called into plant hire group Hewden, which has blamed uncertainty caused by Brexit for its financial predicament.Accountants EY immediately made 251 of the 750-strong workforce redundant. Many of those who lost their jobs were crane operators.Continue reading...