Jarvis makes 1100 redundancies

Jarvis administrators Deloitte have made 1,100 staff redundant in the company’s rail and Fastline subsidiaries and at Jarvis Plc. Deloitte said that in the absence of further funding, it was not possible to continue operating parts of the group.

The redundancies will affect staff at the head office in York, as well as in Doncaster, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle and Peterborough.

Only the facilities management part of the group will continue trading as normal, a statement said.

There has been "a significant amount of interest" in this business, Jarvis Accommodation Services, Deloitte said.