Independent MEP Marian Harkin has called on the Receiver for the B3 Solutions plant in Longford to extend the 7 day period for selling the business as a going concern.  She said:- “Unless there are already positive indications of interest from potential purchasers it is unrealistic to expect that the Receiver will be able to do the worldwide marketing exercise necessary to attract buyers for what is a specialised business in just 7 days.

“106 jobs in County Longford, are of major economic and social importance and, as such, requires the combined focus of the Receiver and state agencies to ensure that B3 Solutions remains an active employer in the area.  The workers deserve no less than the maximum effort to keep the plant open but it is ludicrous to expect that a new buyer can be attracted within 7 days unless negotiations are already at an advanced stage.

“I would ask the Receiver to provide realistic breathing space during which he, and state agencies, can make the necessary effort to prevent the closure of B3 Solutions and the loss of the 106 jobs which will seriously affect families and the general economy of Longford and surrounding areas”, Marian Harkin MEP concluded.