{"id":43774,"date":"2023-10-19T19:39:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/?p=43774"},"modified":"2023-10-19T19:39:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:39:16","slug":"bike-dealer-forced-to-close-with-multiple-job-losses-after-costs-soar-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/world-news\/bike-dealer-forced-to-close-with-multiple-job-losses-after-costs-soar-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike dealer forced to close with multiple job losses after costs soar | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A MOTORBIKE dealership has been forced to close, putting several people out of work.<\/p>\n<p>Holeshot Motocross, which specialised in motocross and enduro bikes, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, closed its doors for the final time on September 20.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NINTCHDBPICT000853429558.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The closure has meant five people have lost their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Administrators at Begbies Traynor were appointed on October 6, Business Live reports.<\/p>\n<p>The firm, which specialises in business rescue and restructuring said the process was now underway to sell off the company\u2019s remaining stock.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Lowes, based at Begbies Traynor\u2019s Southampton office said Holeshot Motocross had experienced \u201csignificant difficulties\u201d over the past 12 months, suffering from reduced margins on its bake sales and the increased cost of finance.<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on Motors<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/t98nk2-car-thief-tests-door-846203393.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/t98nk2-car-thief-tests-door-846203393.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/t98nk2-car-thief-tests-door-846203393.jpg\"><\/picture><span>LOCKED IN <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Drivers are realising how to use little-known feature that could stop car theft<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24448661-1697658589135.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24448661-1697658589135.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24448661-1697658589135.jpg\"><\/picture><span>WINTER IS COMING <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Urgent warning to EV drivers as change in weather could leave you stranded<\/h3>\n<p>Lowes said: \u201cIt\u2019s been a challenging year for the business and rises in the base rate have impacted on the cost of borrowing, hitting sales.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We\u2019re working with our partners at Eddisons, who are overseeing an auction of unencumbered stock with the aim of achieving the best possible return for creditors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cItems on sale include a wide range of motorbikes and associated items such as helmets and clothing.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Holeshot Motocross stated life as a used motorbike dealer in 2011.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Motors<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24453897-1697713652709.jpg\"><\/picture><span>WHAT AN ICON <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>My neighbour neglected his iconic Porsche\u2026 I waited years before I rescued it<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24449786-1697671291961.jpg\"><\/picture><span>DEEP CHILL <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I sleep in my car &#8211; 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Holeshot Motocross, which specialised in motocross and enduro bikes, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, closed its doors for the final time on September 20. The closure has meant five people have lost their jobs. 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