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Brexit is being partially blamed for the loss of almost 200 jobs at a Walsall transport firm.

Workers have been told Aspray Transport will close its Noose Lane headquarters in Willenhall later this week.

The struggling firm, which is the next day delivery arm Aspray Group, entered into a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) in April.

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But four months on, efforts to find a solution to turn the firm around have failed.

Last week, employees received a letter - which has since been shared on social media - informing them the company's position is now "unsustainable".

It continued: "On that basis, and with much regret, we have taken the difficult decision to wind-down the company in short-order. As you will understand, the closure of the company will unfortunately have a direct impact on the company's workforce and members of staff will be made redundant as a result of the closure."

The letter said the "current plan" was for the firm to cease deliveries on Thursday (August 15), with "many" of the 192 employees being made redundant the following day.

According to the letter, a few employees will be asked to stay on and assist in the wind-down operation.

Aspray Group refused to confirm or deny the closure plans when approached by Black Country Live , however a spokesman said: "Unfortunately, Aspray Transport has been experiencing trading difficulties for some time, due to a number of factors including rising fuel prices, adverse market conditions and the uncertainty linked to Brexit.

"To combat these issues, we initiated a CVA process, which was approved by the company’s creditors in April. However, due to the continued market decline it has become apparent that this will be insufficient in addressing the company’s poor trading performance.

"With these issues in mind, we have been working tirelessly to find a solution for the company, including seeking additional investment and speaking to potential purchasers.

"Regrettably, these have not been successful. We understand that this will be of concern to Aspray Transport employees and customers.

"We have informed them about the situation and will continue to keep them updated and supported on developments."

The spokesman said Aspray Logistics and Aspray International employees and customers, which represent the warehousing and logistics side of the business, were not affected, adding: "We would like to reassure them of our ongoing commitment.

"We will provide further updates when we are in a position to do so.”