UK metals company in business for 47 years crashes into administration

UK metals company in business for 47 years crashes into administration The industrial metal finishing company has been operating since 1979. A Staffordshire-based metal finishing firm that has served British industry for over four decades has collapsed into administration. Pym & Wildsmith (Metal Finishers) Limited, which dates back to 1979 and is based at Bramshall Industrial Estate near Uttoxeter, appointed administrators on June 3, according to a notice published in the London Gazette. The firm, which specialises in metal treatment and coating, appointed Mark Blackman and James Saunders of KR8 Advisory as joint administrators. Pym & Wildsmith has established itself as one of the Midlands' foremost industrial finishing businesses, offering services including e-coating, powder coating, paint spraying, shot blasting, and pre-treatment. The company has provided services to clients across numerous sectors, including automotive, construction and engineering, defence, energy, rail, architecture, transport and water. Having been in operation for 47 years, the industrial metal finishing company was originally founded in 1979 by Stephen Pym and Tony Wildsmith. The business transitioned from family ownership to 100% employee ownership in 2022, reports the Express. On its website, the company describes itself as "one of the Midlands' leading specialist industrial finishing companies", supplying "high-quality services to a range of blue-chip customers". They added: "Pym & Wildsmith has over 45 years' experience in the provision of high quality industrial finishes to UK industry. Our work can be seen in a variety of contexts, from heavy earth moving equipment to highly specialised small batches. "We are based at our headquarters in Bramshall, Staffordshire. Therefore, we have access to the UK's major motorway networks and road system. Our extensive office and manufacturing facilities include an EPD facility, box ovens, spray booths and pickling tanks,as well as a technical department. "Over the past 5 years a programme of investment in processes, equipment and technology, has resulted in new products and services, as well as a growth in sales and customers." The firm has garnered numerous positive reviews on Google. One states: "The BEST experience with any finisher. Fantastic customer service. Responsive, organised, never have to chase for an answer and they do what they say they will do. They could not have been better." Another added: "Longstanding and successful company. Very professional and quality service."