Up to 225 jobs under threat as Brooks Haughton timber suppliers closes

Up to 225 jobs at one of Cork’s oldest institutions are on the line after it took management at Brooks Haughton timber suppliers just 10 minutes to tell staff the firm was being wound up.

The major timber and plastering firm — which has been based in Cork for over 200 years and employs 225 staff in 11 locations around the country — is being shut as it is no longer considered financially viable.

Brooks, Heat Merchants, and Tubs and Tiles were placed under the control of High Court-appointed liquidator Kieran Wallace yesterday, after being in examinership since Feb 16, in a bid to find a new owner for the linked companies.