A major Gloucestershire company has gone bust.
Complete Utilities was the primary contractor for the Fastershire project, bringing broadband to Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
Staff reported received an email telling them not to turn up to work on Monday morning.
The company’s Headquarters in Maisemore has been closed with security guards on site.
Meanwhile, the company website and social media pages have been taken offline.
Broadband provider Gigaclear was told on Sunday that Complete Utilities – its primary contractor for the Fastershire project – had ceased trading.
A Gigaclear spokesperson said: “We were notified on Sunday 31 October 2021 that Complete Utilities Ltd, one of our partners working with us to deliver ultrafast broadband across Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, were to cease trading with immediate effect.
“Complete Utilities Ltd have been good partners to us in the region since the start of our activity in 2015 and were still under contract with Gigaclear for existing and a future pipeline of work.
“We are assessing the impact and are in the process of transferring commitments to other contractors in the region. We have begun communicating to stakeholders and residents.”