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What is 'administration'?

When a company goes into administration, it means an external expert, called an administrator, takes control to try and rescue the business or sell its assets to pay off debts. For Designers Guild, this step was taken because they faced a difficult trading environment and rising costs, making it hard to continue operating normally.

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