The Insolvency Service
The following companies are involved in the administration:
- Palmer & Harvey (Holdings) PLC
- Palmer & Harvey McLane Limited
- Palmer & Harvey McLane (Holdings) Limited
- P&H (1925) Limited
- P&H Direct Van Sales Limited
- P&H Sweetdirect Limited
- P&H Direct Limited
- P&H Snacksdirect Limited
Matthew Callaghan, Ian Green and Zelf Hussein of PwC have been appointed joint administrators of the companies.
Information for former employees:
If youve been dismissed
If youve been dismissed, you might be entitled to redundancy and other related payments from the Insolvency Service.
Who is eligible
You can to apply to the Insolvency Service for redundancy and other payments if:
- you worked for these companies under an employment contract
- you live in England, Scotland or Wales
You cant apply to the Insolvency Service if you live in Northern Ireland. Find out about your rights in Northern Ireland if your employer is insolvent.
Workers and self-employed contractors who provided services to the company are not eligible to apply. Instead, these individuals should contact the administrator to register as creditors. insert contact details or administrator website link.
How to apply
The administrator will give details about how to apply and will also give you a case reference number (eg CN12345678).
Once you have this information you can apply online.
Paying your claim
Once you submit your online application, it takes us an average of 14 days to process your application and pay claims.
However, sometimes we need to get additional information from you or from the administrator. This can take a bit of time.
Well contact you directly if we need anything from you.
We always try to pay eligible claims within 6 weeks of receiving the application.
Please dont contact us to check the status of your application until after the 6 weeks have passed. This will help us deal with everyones application as quickly as possible.
Getting help with your application for redundancy payments
If you need help completing your application, you can contact the Redundancy Payments helpline on 0330 331 0020.
When calling, please have your case reference number (eg CN12345678) and National Insurance number to hand. If you do not have a case reference number, please contact the administrator.
We are experiencing higher than usual call volumes at the moment. If you are unable to get through to us you can email redundancypaymentsonline@insolvency.gsi.gov.uk with Palmer & Harvey McLane Limited Employee in the subject line, and we will call you back.
Please include your name, your case reference number and your telephone number in your email.
If you need to email us after submitting your claim, please only use the email address you gave on your application form. Otherwise, we wont be able to respond to you for security reasons.Other support available to you
Information for creditors
Youll need to register as a creditor in the administration if:
- you havent been paid for goods or services youve supplied to the Palmer & Harvey McLane Limited group of companies
- youve have paid the companies for goods or services that you havent received
To register, email the administrators.
In your email, please include your company details and what youre owed.
If you have any question, you can also contact the Insolvency Enquiry Line:
Insolvency enquiry line
Contact form http://www.insolvencyd...
Telephone 0300 678 0015
For information about the insolvency process contact the Insolvency Enquiry Line during office hours. Open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday except Wednesday 10am to 5pm. We can give you general information about: insolvency, what official receivers do and where you can go to get the information or advice you need.
We cant give you: legal or financial advice, information on specific insolvency cases, information or advice on matters directly relating to other government departments.