Derbyshire based Denby Pottery enters administration
500 jobs at the company are on the line
Last updated 14 hours ago
Derbyshire pottery firm Denby has entered formal administration.
The company has been making homemade ceramics in Derby since 1809. It currently employs 500 workers.
A Denby Group spokesperson said:
"Unfortunately, and despite Deby's enduring global appeal and positive recent momentum the business has not yet been able to secure strategic investment partners to take the business forward and therefore has today taken the necessary step of appointing FRP Advisory as administrators effective the 31st March 2026. The same is true for Burgess & Leigh Ltd.
"The business will now commence trading in administration managed by FRP Advisory as they seek to continue discussions with interested parties regarding a sale of some or all of the business and its brands.
"During this period Denby will continue to service orders placed online and through its stores and to supply its customers as normal."
The GMB Union said it was not clear how many workers could be impacted by job losses.
Craig Thomson, GMB Organiser, said:
"This is the human cost of Government inaction; communities let down and workers laid off by companies that can't keep up with the cost of energy.
"There is a very real sense of fury amongst the Denby workers receiving this news today.
"We've been screaming and shouting about the impact the cost of industrial energy is having on the ceramics industry for years.
"Now the time for warm words is over, and Ministers must decide if they want a British ceramics industry or not.
"Denby is a British icon with history dating back over 200 years. We've been working closely with the local MP and residents to make the case that its future is too important to be left to chance.
"GMB is focused on doing everything we can to support and protect these workers during this difficult time".
We've contacted the government for comment.