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31 Jan 09, 11:51 AM
From South Wales Argus
25 jobs go as Newport garden centre closes
9:38am Friday 30th January 2009
A NEWPORT garden centre closed yesterday with the loss of 25 jobs.
Hurrans Garden Centre, which started out as a family-run business in 1909 in Gloucestershire and was due to celebrate its centenary this year, closed three of its stores yesterday including its Langstone branch which has been open for 32 years.
The firm has gone into administration with centres in Gloucestershire and the Vale of Glamorgan also closing.
The Oxfordshire and Worcestershire centres will remain open after gaining potential buyers.
Branch Manager at the Langstone centre, Robin Rycroft met administrators yesterday and said a stock check would now take place with auditors over the next few days.
The remaining items will be transferred to the two open stores.
Staff meanwhile, who should have been paid yesterday, will now have to wait for at least a further three weeks before they receive their wage.
Mr Rycroft, who moved to the branch one year ago after being headhunted from Cadbury Garden and Leisure in Congresbury, Bristol, said: ?It all happened very quickly.
?It?s a very sad day. I just feel really sad for all of the staff, some of whom have been here for 22 years.?
The family-run business of Hurrans was originally started up by Alfred Hurran in 1909 using three derelict greenhouses in Gloucester.
The first Hurrans garden centre was then opened in Churchdown, Gloucestershire in 1967.
Until the firm went into administration, Mr Hurran?s great grandsons Richard and James still oversaw operations from head office while their farther Arthur was Chairman of the company.
25 jobs go as Newport garden centre closes
9:38am Friday 30th January 2009
A NEWPORT garden centre closed yesterday with the loss of 25 jobs.
Hurrans Garden Centre, which started out as a family-run business in 1909 in Gloucestershire and was due to celebrate its centenary this year, closed three of its stores yesterday including its Langstone branch which has been open for 32 years.
The firm has gone into administration with centres in Gloucestershire and the Vale of Glamorgan also closing.
The Oxfordshire and Worcestershire centres will remain open after gaining potential buyers.
Branch Manager at the Langstone centre, Robin Rycroft met administrators yesterday and said a stock check would now take place with auditors over the next few days.
The remaining items will be transferred to the two open stores.
Staff meanwhile, who should have been paid yesterday, will now have to wait for at least a further three weeks before they receive their wage.
Mr Rycroft, who moved to the branch one year ago after being headhunted from Cadbury Garden and Leisure in Congresbury, Bristol, said: ?It all happened very quickly.
?It?s a very sad day. I just feel really sad for all of the staff, some of whom have been here for 22 years.?
The family-run business of Hurrans was originally started up by Alfred Hurran in 1909 using three derelict greenhouses in Gloucester.
The first Hurrans garden centre was then opened in Churchdown, Gloucestershire in 1967.
Until the firm went into administration, Mr Hurran?s great grandsons Richard and James still oversaw operations from head office while their farther Arthur was Chairman of the company.