Deben Transport Limited (01986138): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2015-04-13
- Administrators
- Mark Upton, David Paul Scrivener
- Administrators' firm
- KPMG
- Formerly
- Lasernation Limited
- Incorporated
- 1986-02-05
- Location
- Ipswich
- Industry
- 49410 Freight transport by road
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Property / lease costs
- Loss-making contracts / project overruns
- Sustained trading losses
- Regulatory change or action
- Competition / price pressure
From the administrators' statement
The principal activity of the Company was that of contamer haulage within the UK
The Company's head office was in Felixstowe and it operated its fleet out of sites in South Shields, Manchester, Leeds, Tamworth, Alconbury, Southampton and an additional site in Felixstowe
At the date of the appointment of the Joint Administrators, the Company's transport fieet consisted of 147 HGV tractor units and 351 trallers The majority of the vehicles and trailers were either subject to hire purchase agreements or subject to lease, contract hire or spot
Administrators' statement of proposals (2015-06-12) · Companies House register