Auto Windscreens' Shrewsbury staff waiting on jobs news

Jobs in Shrewsbury are among those under threat after the UK's second largest windscreen repair and replacement firm collapsed into administration.

Around 1,100 jobs have come under threat at Auto Windscreens after the firm called in administrators Deloitte after suffering trading and cash-flow woes.

The majority of staff employed by the Chesterfield-based group, including eight staff at its Shrewsbury fitting centre in New Park Road, have already been sent home while Deloitte holds urgent discussions to try to secure the future of the firm.

Deloitte said no redundancies had been made, but added it had asked employees to stop working as it was unable to continue trading the firm until financing is in place.

The group had been holding talks with a number of parties to secure funding, but was dealt a final blow when one of its major customers ended its contract and as it received a winding up petition from a large creditor.

Auto Windscreens operates centres nationwide.