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The company that supplies all of Cardiff council's gritters and bin lorries has gone into administration with the loss of more than 300 jobs.

Bristol company Gulliver’s Truck Hire Ltd was placed into administration on Tuesday, December 18, citing cash flow issues.

The company was established in 1960 and operated a UK-wide truck hire business with a fleet of approximately 4,500 vehicles available on short and long-term contracts.

It employs 311 people, including 30 in their Cardiff offices on Brindley Road, off Penarth Road.

The company is Cardiff council’s supplier of gritters and rubbish trucks but it is understood there will be no immediate impact on services.

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A spokesman for Cardiff Council said: “The council is aware that Gulliver’s Truck Hire has gone into administration.

“The authority did have a number of lease-hire contracts with this company.

“We are working with the administrator and putting contingency plans in place to ensure there is limited or zero impact on services.”

The administration will unfortunately result in the redundancy of 311 employees. The administrators have confirmed that all employees will be paid their outstanding wages for the whole December.

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David Pike, restructuring partner at the company’s administrator KPMG, said: “It is very difficult to see a family business unable to carry on trading, especially at this time of year. Unfortunately, the Gulliver’s team faced significant challenges in tough market conditions.

“Despite efforts to deliver a turnaround and reposition the business, further losses have been incurred. This has impacted cashflow and led to the directors taking the difficult step to appoint administrators.

“We have worked with stakeholders to ensure that outstanding wages can be paid. In addition, we will work to ensure all employees who have been affected by redundancy receive all information and support they need in order to claim any other monies owed to them from the Redundancy Payments Office.

“We will also be carrying out a very short period of trading to facilitate a number of vehicle sales which will enhance the return to the company’s creditors.”