ECONOMIC GROWTH

Place shielding in times of recession

John Sellgren shares his first-hand experience of how strong partnership working helped salvage the fallout to the local economy when a major local employer went into administration

It is your worst nightmare to wake up to breaking news that one of the major employers in your area has gone into administration.

On Monday 15 September, when the news broke that Phones 4u had gone into administration with the potential loss of 5,600 jobs, it was my worst nightmare, too.

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