Engineering firm ceases trading

A long-established Crewe engineering company has closed its doors after more than five decades in business, bringing an end to a remarkable chapter in the town's industrial history.

Newbrook Engineering (Crewe) Ltd, Quakers Coppice, ceased trading after 53 years, with managing director Kevin Williams citing a series of financial challenges that made the business unsustainable.

The company was hit hard when Middlewich-based contractor Pochin went into administration owing Newbrook Engineering more than £42,000.