JML Dolman going into liquidation

A training firm in Wolverhampton is going into liquidation and throwing the future of 300 jobs and hundreds of apprenticeships into jeopardy, it was revealed today.

Apprentices were turning up at JML Dolman's base in Waterloo Road today only to find it closed.

It comes just months after the company was accused of malpractice on BBC documentary show Panorama, a claim which bosses denied.

JML's liquidation is being handled by the Birmingham office of Leonard Curtis Business Solutions.

Spokesman Jonathan Black said: "We have received instructions to help put JML Dolman into liquidation. We are in discussions to transfer the apprentices to a different company so they don't lose out on their training."

He said around 300 jobs would be lost in the region.

Carpentry apprentice Patrick Greenwood, aged 17, of Waverley Gardens, Wombourne, went to the JML offices this morning.

He said: "They ran my apprenticeship and I was close to finishing the course.

"I'm disappointed and angry."

JML runs a number of apprenticeships across the Midlands, including South Nottingham College. A statement from Mark Fedulow, project manager at the college, said: "We are currently working on a variety of options to ensure they have every opportunity to complete and achieve their qualifications."