Feb 03, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. AbitibiBowater's UK subsidiary, Bridgewater Paper Co Ltd (BPCL), has filed for administration in the UK, as ForestTalk reported. AbitibiBowater said the directors of BPCL made the decision after exhausting all other options to keep the UK operations solvent. “We recognize the impact the filing has on our U.K. employees and business partners; however, these actions were necessary and represent the best course of action going forward,” said AbitibiBowater president and CEO David Paterson. The British recycled paper mill in Liverpool employs 300 people and produces newsprint that’s used primarily by British newspaper publishers. Its two paper machines have an annual capacity of 220,000 tonnes and sells British and Canadian produced paper. Joint administrators from Ernst & Young LLP have been appointed as part of this filing and will manage the affairs, business and assets of BPCL.