Administrators say September's warm weather was among the factors behind Safestyle UK's demise.
A window and door firm has made about 680 of its workers redundant after it fell into administration.
It had faced challenges including "high cost inflation" and "fragile consumer confidence", administrators said.Interpath Advisory said about 70 of the firm's 750 employees would be kept on in the short term to help wind down the business.Workers gathered outside the company's manufacturing site in Wombwell, South Yorkshire, on Monday afternoon
Mr Harrison added: "This will be particularly devastating for the company's employees as well as the many self-employed contractors who worked on behalf of the company."Administrators said customer orders that have not been delivered will not now be fulfilled.
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