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Administrators of Moben Kitchens make nearly 600 people redundant

The administrators of collapsed kitchen and bathroom showroom group Homeform have made nearly 600 workers redundant and warned that some customers, who put down cash deposits adding up to £1.5m, could lose their money.

The Manchester -based company, which trades as Moben Kitchens, Dolphin Bathrooms, Sharps Bedrooms and Kitchens Direct, warned last month that it was facing insolvency and Deloitte was today formally appointed as its administrators. Homeform, which was backed by private equity group Sun European Partners, had 160 showrooms and concessions and 1,208 employees.

Deloitte said it has sold Sharps back to a new company controlled by Sun, a deal that saved 627 jobs, including at its factory in Bilston, West Midlands, and offices in Camberley, Surrey.

The administrator cautioned that unless a buyer is found for the other brands, the 453 customers who have paid their deposits in cash – totalling £1.5m – rather than by debit or credit card would be "unlikely" to receive any refund. Several hundred customers who have paid deposits adding up to £2.6m on their cards should be able to reclaim their deposits from their bank or credit card company, said Deloitte.

The downturn in consumer spending has led to a spate of collapses on the high street with home improvement chain Focus DIY, Habitat and fashion retailer Jane Norman among the other high street names to collapse. Retailers, such as Homeform, which sell big-ticket items have been particularly hard hit.

Phil Bowers, Deloitte joint administrator, said: "The business [Homeform] has suffered from the extreme pressures currently hitting retailers of high value items, as customers shy away from big-ticket purchases such as kitchen and bathrooms." Bowers said the trading downturn had resulted in a funding shortfall at the company, but, despite desperate attempts, the management was unable to secure new credit lines for the entire business, resulting in the company filing a notice to appoint administrators on 23 June.

Bowers said the operations of Moben, Dolphin and Kitchens Direct have been closed down, and although they continued to look for a buyer, 557 staff had been made redundant. "We are now in urgent discussions with the key stakeholders and interested parties of Moben, Dolphin and Kitchens Direct in an attempt to sell all or parts of the businesses," he said. "We have written to all the employees with briefings to help them understand their position.

Styles of Fitted Wardrobes for Bedrooms - DIY, Cheap, Sliding ...

Fitted wardrobes really help you to solve a lot of your design and storage dilemmas. If you live in an older home you probably don't have the luxury of a walk-in closet. You might have also just converted an attic bedroom into a master bedroom. Furthermore even with the expanse of space you just don't have closet storage. Fitted wardrobes are going to be very expensive because they are built-in and custom instead of a freestanding wardrobe. However, this really allows you to maximize your space from floor to ceiling. It's also important if you have angled ceilings, you can still get a lot of storage space with one of these items. One thing that you can do is really get a very traditional kind of look. This can use a lot of molding and you can just paint it white. White can be one of your best friends when it comes to working with fitted wardrobes even if you just want this look as part of a DIY fitted wardrobe project you can still make it work because it can focus in on woodworking and painting. You can always pick up stock molding at the hardware store and turn it into something really special. If you want a fitted wardrobe with sliding doors then this is can be very modern. Initially this can seem very expensive but sometimes you can get pieces at stores like IKEA quite inexpensively. It can have frosted glass doors either with wood or metal frames. It can even have a frosted black glass look. In this case it will be very sleek and contemporary and since it is going to be the focal point it can actually be the focal point in a very good way. In fact most people won't even recognize it as being extra storage space. You can also really make sure that your fitted wardrobes work within the style of your home. In this case you're going to want to make sure that you go with more of a Southwest kind of design that incorporates a lot of pine wood which will be a lot more expensive than your traditional pieces. This can just be a flat panel door. Even then you want to go with a lot of ironwork. Hinges are also really important as well. You could even get straps of leather to wrap around the knobs for a really rustic kind of look. It's also important to really make this seem more like a display piece because it is such a huge part of your room. A great way to do that is to incorporate some open shelving. This can be a place where you display some of your designer shoes. You can add in lighting. You can hang artwork. Just make sure that you don't give away too much of your storage space but this is really going to make it a beautiful element in your room instead of just being functional.

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