All staff at a Workington engineering firm have been made redundant immediately after administrators were appointed.

Chapel Bank Engineering has been in business for the past 80 years.

Administrators from Leonard Curtis were appointed to Workington Engineering Limited, trading as Chapel Bank Engineering, on 6 June 2025.

The business on Curwen Road, Workington, had been trading since 1939 offering heavy engineering services across many sectors including nuclear, oil and gas, renewables, steelmaking and construction.

The administrators said, following the successful sale of TSP Engineering to Workington Engineering in September 2024, the company was able to protect some contracts and was seeking private investment to help the business recover. But "despite the efforts of the management

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