Jobs go at lighting firm

DOMESTIC lighting distributor Associated Lighting Group and its subsidiaries have been placed in administration with the loss of 58 jobs in Yorkshire and the North West.

ALG trades through its two subsidiaries, Ring and Trident, and was formed by a merger of the two businesses last September.

The domestic lighting distributor supplies light bulbs and interior and exterior lighting to a number of DIY, supermarket and high street retailers.

The group has made 33 staff redundant at Ring, based on Gelderd Road in Leeds, and 25 at Trident, based on Greengate in Salford.

The group did employ 123 people in total.

Hunter Kelly and Charles King of Ernst & Young have been appointed joint administrators of ALG and its subsidiaries.

Mr King said: “Management has been working hard to integrate both businesses, but surplus stock, pressure from creditors and difficult market conditions earlier in the year have ultimately led to our appointment.

“We intend to continue to trade the business whilst seeking a buyer. The Lighting Factory Shop on Gelderd Road in Leeds remains open for business.”