A blacksmiths firm which was a major supplier to collapsed Dundee building firm Muirfield Contracts has gone to the wall.
Liquidators were called in this week to 111-year-old Fenwick Blacksmiths after the firm’s order book was dealt a fatal blow with the loss of its regular contract work for Muirfield.
A total of 14 staff have been made redundant as a result of the provisional liquidation of the Fairfield Street firm.
The liquidators linked Fenwick’s demise with that of Muirfield, which suddenly went out of business early last month.
Fenwick’s was founded in 1904 and was one of Scotland’s leading traditional blacksmiths.
It offered bespoke solutions across three divisions blacksmithing, structural steel and core cutting and turnover in the most recent year topped £800,000.
The firm has worked on a number of high-profile contracts including providing steel for Greenmarket and Gellatly Street car parks in Dundee and the rejuvenation of the ornate steels atop the Malmaison hotel.
Provisional liquidators FRP Advisory said the administration of Muirfield was a “principal cause” of Fenwick’s collapse.
FRP Advisory’s Tom MacLennan said efforts were being made to support affected staff.
“Fenwick Blacksmiths was a highly regarded specialist blacksmith business with a good customer base,” he said.
“The administration of Muirfield Contracts meant that the company was unable to continue trading.
“The company has been closed with immediate effect and unfortunately all 14 staff have been made redundant.
“This is a difficult time for the staff and we will provide as much support to them as possible.”
The provisional liquidators will now move to realise the assets of the business through a sale of property, vehicles, plant and machinery.
There was no answer yesterday when The Courier attempted to contact company director Roy Ingram for comment.
The collapse of Muirfield has already had a significant knock-on effect with a number of businesses including furniture maker JTC, Nicoll & Jack and Tor Homes encountering problems.