More than 160 West Midlands workers have lost their jobs in the collapse of photographic company Doubletake Studios, it was revealed today.
They are among around 800 people across the country to be made redundant immediately as administrators move in to close the business down.Doubletake employed 166 people at its site in Mary Ann Street in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, as well as 290 at Manchester, London and Southampton.
Another 350 people employed as contractors are also affected. While existing orders are being sent out, anyone owed money by Doubletake is warned they are unlikely to be repaid in full.
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