Goole firm O&H Vehicle Conversions has closed, say BDO LLP

The move follows O&H Vehicle Conversions Ltd of Goole entering administration earlier this month.

The company, which was founded in 1988, produced vehicles including rapid response vehicles for the police, NHS ambulance services and private ambulance operators.

A statement by administrators BDO LLP said O&H Vehicle Conversions had faced financial pressures affecting the wider vehicle conversion industry and had recently suffered from delivery delays which further impacted income and cashflow.

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As a result, the directors were left with no alternative but to place the company into Administration, they explained.

Following a marketing process prior to the appointment of Administrators, a solvent going concern sale was not possible.

As a result, all operations have now ceased and 157 employees have been made redundant with immediate effect.

Mark Thornton, one of the Joint Administrators said: “It is always a sad day when a longstanding business is forced to close.  Given the financial position and outlook for the Company, securing a sale of the business as a going concern was not possible.

“The priority of the Joint Administrators will now be to support employees impacted by the closure and realise assets in line with our duties in order to maximise the return for creditors.”

As the Press reported recently, company bosses said they did all they could to find a rescue deal for O&H Vehicle Conversions.

O&H managing director Mark Brickhill said: “In 2025, we delivered a record 227 NHS Emergency Double Crewed Ambulances (DCAs), up from 186 in 2024, whilst also growing and diversifying the business with a £19 million turnover.

 Mr Brickhill explained OHVC had suffered delays in the delivery of chassis, delaying £2.2million of planned and achievable sales in recent months.

The company switched towards Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) production for both the Ambulance and Police Services, but delayed production caused by retraining staff and the lower margins such vehicles deliver, did not bridge the financial gap caused by the chassis delay.