Posts Tagged ‘Pinneys’
Ministers pile pressure on Young’s
YOUNG’S Seafood is under pressure to reconsider its decision to close its Pinneys site at Annan, following direct intervention by the Scottish government. Scotland’s business minister, Paul Wheelhouse, has written to the company demanding that ‘no stone should be left unturned’ to save as many jobs as possible. It follows a number of earlier pleas…
Read MoreMSP in Pinneys plea to M&S
MSP Joan McAlpine is urging Marks & Spencer to use its influence with Young’s Seafood to keep the threatened Pinney’s plant open. And in a letter to M&S chairman Archie Norman, she said customers expected Scottish salmon to be totally produced in Scotland. She has also accused the retailer of squeezing suppliers on terms and said the…
Read MoreAnnan council fights to save plant
LOCAL council leaders have begun a fight to save at least some of the 450 jobs at the threatened Young\’s Seafood factory at Annan in the south of Scotland. They made the pledge after meeting Scottish government ministers yesterday. Elaine Murray, the leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council, and her deputy, Rob Davidson, are urging Young\’s Seafood to…
Read MoreScottish anger at Young's ‘betrayal’
YOUNG’S decision to close its salmon factory in Annan with the loss of 450 jobs has met with an angry reaction throughout Scotland. Unite Union regional officer Andy MacFarlane said: ‘The closure of Pinneys amounts to them shutting down the town. It is the ruthless betrayal of a local community that has served this company for generations.’ Young’s, which…
Read MoreScotland’s loss is Grimsby’s gain
CONSCIOUS of the blow to Scottish employment, Grimsby\’s seafood sector is expressing quiet diplomatic delight today at the news that Young\’s is to create 200 more jobs in the town and take over the contract to produce coated chilled and frozen fish for Marks & Spencer. Just a week ago the port town was facing a serious crisis after Five Star Fish announced…
Read MoreYoung's may cut 450 Scottish jobs
GRIMSBY based Young’s Seafood today announced that it will close part of its Scottish operation with the possible loss of some 450 jobs. The news came as the company signed three new contracts to supply M&S with chilled and frozen coated fish, natural salmon and white fish from 2018 to 2023. However, the company said…
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