Customers of well-known North East business Pennine Home Improvements have been left in the dark after the sudden closure of the firm’s Tyneside base.
The business has been manufacturing and selling windows, doors and conservatories in the North East for more than 40 years, but for the last week the firm’s North Tyneside outlet has remained shut. A notice on the showroom door claims it has been closed for refurbishment works, but it was still closed four days after its planned reopening.
The company – which specialises in the design and installation of conservatories, orangeries, replacement conservatory roofs, windows and doors – was sold by its original owner to Yorkshire business The Conservatory Outlet Group in an undisclosed deal back in April 2017, leading to a number of new senior hires as well as job creation. At the time, the firm said it was looking forward to taking advantage of growth opportunities, with house prices increasing within the North East and homeowners looking to invest and expand their existing space.
