Manufacturing firm with 107-year history enters administration

A Huddersfield-based manufacturer of carpet finishing machinery, Sellers Global Engineers, has been placed into administration today following a period of challenging trading conditions.

Paul Philmore of Philmore & Co has been appointed as the administrator with the intention to continue trading the business whilst it looks for a buyer.

Established in 1912, the company is one of the largest manufacturing businesses in Huddersfield and is one of only three large manufacturers of carpet finishing machinery in the world.

The company recorded a turnover of almost £12m for the year ending August 2018 and employs 46 members of staff in Huddersfield. The administrator said it anticipated interest from prospective purchasers for a significant part of the business but that it had been necessary “to make a number of staff redundant.”

Paul Philmore of Philmore & Co, said: “Sellers Global Engineers is a leader in its field with virtually every major carpet manufacturer throughout the globe utilising a Sellers’ machine in one form or another. It has suffered recently from a tough trading environment which has meant that the business has been put into administration and sadly, a number of people have been made redundant.

“It does however have a very strong reputation and an excellent facility in Huddersfield and I’m hopeful that this will be attractive to a trade buyer looking to take the business forward.”

Tom Paton and Hal Roberts from Irwin Mitchell’s Restructuring & Insolvency team are advising the administrator.