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Historic Stoke-on-Trent Pottery Firm Falls Into Administration
The 217-year-old ceramics maker will keep trading as it seeks investors, while administrators oversee a process that puts more than 500 jobs at risk.
- On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, the 217-year-old Denby Pottery announced it has entered administration. The firm, based between Heanor, Ripley, and Belper, cited "enormous financial challenges" with reduced spending and higher employment costs.
- After failing to secure new investors, the company employing over 500 people struggled with "soaring costs and low consumer confidence." Denby had filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators three weeks prior.
- Its subsidiary, the Stoke-on-Trent-based Burgess & Leigh, has also entered administration. While 350 jobs are at the primary site, international subsidiaries in Korea, the USA, and China are currently operating normally.
- FRP Advisory has been appointed to manage the insolvency process while the pottery continues trading. Denby Pottery says calling in administrators is a "necessary step" to secure a sale of some or all of the business.
- Labour Amber Valley MP Linsey Farnsworth and East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward are pressing ministers for ceramics sector support. Both urge public backing of the #SaveDenby campaign to keep kilns firing while seeking a long-term investor.
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World-famous pottery firm says administration is ‘necessary’ amid rescue calls
World-famous pottery firm Denby has confirmed it has entered administration as a "necessary" next step.
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Historic British pottery firm collapses into administration in latest blow to the high street
Denby, the renowned British pottery manufacturer with roots stretching back more than two centuries, is set to enter administration today as discussions with prospective purchasers continue.The Derbyshire-based firm, which began operations in 1809, will formally appoint insolvency specialists FRP Advisory to manage the process, weeks after initially lodging notice of its intention to seek administrators.Sources indicate that FRP intends to keep …
·London, United Kingdom
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