Deloitte Birmingham, the administrator called into the Bomfords Group, is still working to sell the group as a whole almost a month since it was called in as hopes for an early deal have not been realised. “We are still talking to a number of interested parties who are looking at the whole group,” said a Deloitte spokeswoman. “There are no problems, it is just taking longer than anticipated to secure [a deal].”
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