Car parts company axes 80 jobs

Seventy eight people have been made redundant at Textile Assemblies

Nearly 80 people have lost their jobs after a car parts manufacturer went into administration.

Textile Assemblies, in Small Heath, Birmingham, makes seating, door furniture and armrests.

Administrators KPMG said it had to make 78 people redundant as the forecast order book could not sustain the firm's current employment levels.

KPMG added it was "endeavouring to trade the residual business" while options were being considered.

The administrators said the company employed a total of 172 people at its Small Heath site before announcing the job cuts.

KPMG added Andy McGill and Richard Philpott were appointed joint administrators of the firm in Birmingham at the request of the directors.