Kilmarnock interior fit-out firm employing 24 people collapses in wake of Brexit and Covid

By Scott Reid

Published 17th Aug 2022, 10:50 BST

Updated 17th Aug 2022, 10:50 BST

A Kilmarnock-based interior fit-out and refurbishment contractor with a 24-strong workforce has gone bust.

Wylie & Bisset, the accountancy and business advisory firm, has been appointed as liquidator of Worksmart Contracts. The collapse of the business has been blamed on a number of factors including Brexit and the pandemic.

Managing director Steve Neilson said: “Over the past few years, Worksmart has been challenged by several external factors, including recession, Brexit and, more recently, the ongoing Covid pandemic.