Steel transport specialist Sunhill Transport in Deeside has closed down after more than 50 years, amid recent soaring fuel costs.
Patrick Lannagan and Conrad Pearson at Forvis Mazars were appointed joint administrators of the Welsh company on 21 May and it subsequently ceased to trade, with all employees made redundant.
The last set of accounts for the haulier in 2024 showed that it employed 30 staff.
It held an international licence authorising 30 HGVs and 20 trailers operating out of the Deeside industrial park.
In a statement, Forvis Mazars said the company was incorporated in 2012 from a family business which had been trading since 1972, operating as a haulage firm delivering steel, building materials and other steel-related products.
It said that following a number of years of growth, “recent substantial increases in fuel prices have caused the business to suffer losses and experience significant cash flow issues.
“Given the resulting cash flow difficulties, the director determined that the company should be placed into administration.”
Pearson, a director at Forvis Mazars, added: “We are sorry to see a family established business cease trading after 50 years, having passed across two generations of the family.
“Upon reaching the conclusion that the business was no longer viable, the director was keen to act quickly and prevent the position for creditors worsening and appointed administrators. We will be writing to creditors in the coming days.”
