Buyer sought for Scunthorpe car business

A car maintenance business in Scunthorpe has gone into administration and a buyer is being sought to take on the business as a going concern.

The In 'n' Out facility in Doncaster Road shut its doors after its Northamptonshire-based owner In 'n' Out Services Limited went into administration last Thursday. Six people have lost their jobs.

The firm has also also closed its branch in Derby, which joined the Scunthorpe outlet as its two biggest loss-makers. The other 12 In 'n' Out operations around the country are still trading.

Simon Thomas and Fred Satow, of London-based Moorfields Corporate Recovery, were appointed as joint administrators of the business and are now searching for a buyer.

Mr Thomas said, "In 'n' Out Services Limited is an award-winning provider of car maintenance and MOT testing services with modern and well-integrated workshops based around the UK.

"We have already received a number of expressions of interest from likely buyers and are hopeful of achieving a swift going concern sale. Please could interested parties contact us as soon as possible. While we have regrettably had to make a number of redundancies on our appointment, we are hopeful of achieving a going concern sale and preserving the remaining jobs.

"It is possible any purchaser of the business may wish to re-employ the staff we have had to release in the short-term,” he added.