8. Barbs thrown as consultation period concludes – 23 January
Exertis UK attempted to throw shade on previous owner DCC Group as it confirmed its 45-day consultation process ended as planned on 23 January.
“Fewer than 400” of its staff faced involuntary redundancy following the conclusion of its consultation process, it claimed.
“The employee consultation process we concluded last Friday has obviously been challenging, but ultimately productive in the circumstances we inherited from our previous owner,” an Exertis UK spokesperson said at the time in a barb clearly aimed at its previous Anglo-Irish custodian.
The 400 figure mentioned above seems low, but not when you consider several hundred staff took voluntary redundancy. Close to 200 Exertis Supplies employees also technically transferred to evo, although how many went on to retain their jobs there is another question entirely (we understand not many at all).
“During this process, which put all employees at risk, our objective from the beginning was to mitigate hardship,” Exertis UK said.
The plan was to “embark on a new business staffing model, focusing on becoming a specialist, independent distributor”, it added.
But there was one more painful twist to come…
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