GMB Union has today [Tuesday] reacted to Denby Pottery entering formal administration, with company bosses warning of potential job losses.
Administrators had already been appointed following financial problems due to the costs of gas.
How many of the company's 500 workers could be impacted by job losses has not yet been confirmed.
Craig Thomson, GMB Organiser, said:
"This is the human cost of Government inaction; communities let down and workers laid off by companies that can't keep up with the cost of energy.
"There is a very real sense of fury amongst the Denby workers receiving this news today.
"We've been screaming and shouting about the impact the cost of industrial energy is having on the ceramics industry for years.
"Now the time for warm words is over, and Ministers must decide if they want a British ceramics industry or not.
"Denby is a British icon with history dating back over 200 years. We've been working closely with the local MP and residents to make the case that its future is too important to be left to chance.
"GMB is focused on doing everything we can to support and protect these workers during this difficult time".
