27 jobs lost as Kellwood Engineering appoints liquidators

Peter A Walker
·1-min read

Kellwood Engineering, a Dumfries-based fabrication company, has had to close, with the loss of 27 employees.

Director James Maitland has appointed Donald McKinnon of Wylie & Bisset as provisional liquidator.

The business has operated from the Catherinefield Industrial Estate for almost 40 years in machining and metal fabrication, and more recently as lighting consultants.

Maitland said: “The reduction of work available during Covid required us to cut our workforce and, since then, a shortage of skilled time-served engineers in the area has rendered it difficult to restore employee numbers to a sustainable level.”

McKinnon added: “This is terribly sad to see the demise of another manufacturing business in Scotland with cheaper alternatives being found overseas.

“We are currently in discussions with a third party to take on part of the business and save some jobs.”

Established in 1985, the Kellwood Group comprises of two divisions: Kellwood Engineering and Kellwood Lighting.

In January 2020, Kellwood Electrical was sold, to focus on our the engineering and lighting operations.

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