| Rachel Flynn, whose husband Simon Flynn has been the sole operator of St Andrews Glass in Byron Street, told the Tele, “It’s our livelihood too.”
However, Mrs Flynn declined to comment on the situation with her husband’s company.
She went on to explain to the Tele that her husband was in meetings today and attempts to contact him were unsuccessful.
Speaking at the family’s home at Piperdam, Mrs Flynn said, “It is not my place to comment on details of my husband’s business.”
As uncertainty mounted about its future, the Tele called at the firm’s premises today and found them locked. There was no sign of activity.
A telephone rang out unanswered and rubbish and shattered glass were strewn across the site.
There was no answer when the Tele called the office on various numbers.
Councillor for the Coldside area, David Bowes, had also been out to the offices and was “disgusted” at the site, within a residential area and with a primary school down the road.
Councillor Bowes said, “I walked all round the building and there is glass all over the place and pieces of wood. The danger is that kids could start playing in there and could be badly hurt.
“I was up there this morning and I was disgusted. There’s a high risk of fire at the site with all the wood lying about and my concern is for the houses that are situated close to the back of the building.”
Meanwhile, a Dundee father has sought legal advice after a cheque from St Andrews Glass for unpaid wages to his son bounced.
The 15-year-old son says he is due £90 for shifts he worked last month.
The problem of unpaid wages to youngsters has been ongoing for the past fortnight.
Angry youngsters, who were employed at the company, were joined by their parents at the end of last month in a protest outside the business. They claimed they were owed hundreds of pounds.
A member of management explained at the time that the young workers were confused about the company's pay scheme.
He now says he is no longer employed by the company.
A consumer advice website has been flooded with comments from customers who say they have also tried without success to contact the company regarding thousands of pounds paid as deposits.
The customers are also reporting they are getting no answer on the phone numbers.
A spokesman for Companies House, which stores company information, confirmed this morning that St Andrews Glass is still an active company.
He said, “It is up to date with its filing.” |
