HEXUS.net - beans :: Major UK IT businesses suffering at the hands of the rumour mill

[Steve]

Earlier this afternoon HEXUS started receiving an escalating number of suggestions, from multiple sources, that another one of the few home-grown, major PC manufacturers left standing in the UK, Evesham Computers, was believed to be in a dire financial crisis and had already entered into some kind of voluntary liquidation.

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=9140

[Zak33]

we reckon, that the dissemination of untruths designed to effectively harm the livelihoods of employees and the families, just to gain some short-term commercial advantage makes for a very ugly tactic.

care to shed any light......?

[Zak33]

i think that IF Hexus thought punters might lose their pants to a sinking ship if they ordered an item....it would be right to tell them.

but from the horses mouth, its not a problem and so its good to point that out instead. it all being one subject surely makes it wothy being in one piece of writing.

or am i missing something?

[Zak33]

checked his email addy and thought it was funny enough to repy to

[Stoo]

PD, you rock

[Andrzej]

Was he (Austin) saying that Evesham are up for sale - but that the details are being worked on ?

Nowt wrong with that - good luck to them


This kind of thing only stinks when the company being sold goes into some kind of liquidation to avoid debts/warranty issues - straightforward 'selling/refinancing of a company' is nothing to be ashamed of

[Tobeman]

Any news on this?

[sanaxe1]

whats the latest fellas?

[andyr300]

the problem is...a company may be having a short-term cash flow problem...the story gets out...therefore no one (personal or business) will give money to them and they end up going under...very vicious circle

[Steve]

The future of Evesham? Will we find out today?