Job losses as modular room manufacturer collapses

A company that made "room modules and bathroom pods" has gone into administration, putting 141 people out of work.

A further 76 employees of Elements (Europe) Limited in Telford have been retained to support the administrators.

The company incurred losses after taking on contracts in East London and Birmingham, the administrators said, and had been unable to find new investment.

Sam Birchall, managing director at Interpath and joint administrator, said: "Sadly Elements Europe has not been immune to the headwinds facing the construction sector."

The administrators said the company's products had been used in "residential developments, student accommodation, and hotels across the UK".

They said it had acted as a subcontractor but in 2021 took on the construction project in Hackney and the Camp Hill project in Birmingham as the main contractor.

When those projects started resulting in losses, the company needed a "significant cash requirement", the administrators said.

Mr Birchall said work would be paused on the two projects while attempts were made to rescue the business and administrators would support the staff who were losing their jobs.

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