27/11/2006

200 jobs 'at risk' at DIY stores

Around 200 members of staff at the five Budget DIY stores throughout Northern Ireland could be at risk after the company anounced that it had gone into administration.

PricewaterhouseCoopers have been appointed as administrators, and are expected to make an announcement on the situation later today.

Staff were warned of the possibility of redundancies on Friday afternoon.

(EF/KMcA)


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