
Designers Guild closes after 56 years with 93 jobs lost
Designers Guild administration confirmed as Interpath is appointed and 93 staff are made redundant at the King's Road interiors business founded in 1970.
Jamie Young is Senior Reporter at Business Matters, covering SME finance, employment law and Westminster policy since 2016. He has reported on every Budget and Autumn Statement since 2018, helped make sense of the 'covid era' and the bounce-back loan scheme from launch through the fraud investigations, and broke the magazine's coverage of the 2024 late-payment reforms. He joined Business Matters straight from completing his BA in Administration from Exeter University and is NCTJ-qualified. Reach him at jyoung@cbmeg.co.uk

Designers Guild administration confirmed as Interpath is appointed and 93 staff are made redundant at the King's Road interiors business founded in 1970.

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