A highly regarded Newton Abbot farm and garden machinery specialist has formally entered administration.

At a meeting held with creditors last Tuesday (July 16), directors passed a resolution to voluntarily wind up C R Willcocks and Company Ltd and to appoint Mark Bowen of MB Insolvency as liquidator.

C R Willcocks, which sold and repaired farm and garden machinery, unexpectedly shut its doors for good in June. At the time, the firm gave no explanation for its sudden closure and deleted its website and all its social media profiles.

The only information available was in the form of a note left outside its Heathfield premises, which read: ‘C R Willcocks is permanently closed. Any customers who have items with service or horticultural departments will be contacted shortly.’

The Mid Devon Advertiser understands that over the past few weeks, the firm has returned items that were in for service to customers.