Artenius UK PTA closure - redundancies

By Barbara Ortner on August 2, 2009 7:20 PM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks

A poignant farewell email from one of the many former employees of Artenius UK's PTA business was waiting in the Blog inbox on my return from a few days away.

 

It said ..."Of the 240 people employed by Artenius UK, those involved in the PET business face an uncertain 2 weeks keeping things going whilst the Administrator seeks a buyer. The 137 dedicated to PTA were made redundant yesterday (29 July 2009)."

 

"... Administration is a brutally abrupt end to a career. There are no farewell dinners or expressions of gratitude, just the exit door."

 

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Ashok Kishore
By Ashok Kishore on August 3, 2009 12:21 AM | Reply

I feel particularly depressed and upset since one of my early jobs involved selling ICI PTA. I always felt a closeness to Wilton and people who work at Teesside. It is a pity and a shame that this has happened. "Brutal" is probably a good way to describe it and I feel for every one there.

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