Shropshire buses affected by coach company collapse
A COMPANY which operates bus and coach services in Shropshire formally entered administration.
GHA Coaches Ltd, based at Ruabon, near Wrexham, ceased trading with the jobs of 320 staff now under doubt. The firm operated 230 vehicles from five depots in North Wales, Cheshire and Shrewsbury.
Jason Bell and Christopher Petts of Grant Thornton have been appointed administrators.
Bell said: “GHA Coaches is no longer operating and regrettably the staff have been made redundant today. We will explore all options in terms of bringing any part of the business back to life. However, our immediate responsibility is to look after the interests of the creditors.”
GHA Coaches was a family business run by principal directors Gareth and Arwyn Lloyd Davies.
The business recently received a winding-up petition from HMRC in respect of unpaid taxes. The directors attempted to secure an emergency funding package but were unsuccessful and then took steps to place the company in administration.
Bell added: “We are also liaising with the local authorities involved on contingency arrangements for the routes affected in North Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire.””
