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Pet goods firm finds a rescuer

A COMPANY specialising in the design, creation and production of pet products has been rescued from administration.

Bootle firm Harry Irving and Company, which has an annual turnover of £6.6m, collapsed in early June, and administrators Paul Flint and Brian Green from KPMG in Manchester immediately had to make 19 of the 24 staff redundant.

However, yesterday KPMG revealed a buyer had been found.

Petlife Ventures has acquired Harry Irving and its assets.

It intends to continue to trade the business under its associated trademarks.

Paul Flint, joint administrator and director, KPMG Restructuring, said: “We are delighted to have completed such a quick sale of this business, and would like to wish Pet Life Ventures all the very best for the future.”

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