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YOUNG’S Seafood has strengthened its corporate social responsibility team with the appointment of a leading marine biologist. He is Cameron Moffat (pictured), who is joining Young’s from the Marine Stewardship Council […] Continue Reading
THE owner of the award winning Scottish salmon company St James Smokehouse said speculation that he was planning to buy Pinneys was correct. Brendan Maher (pictured) said he and his […] Continue Reading
THE private equity company Sun Capital Partners, whose portfolio includes the women’s fashion chain Bonmarche and the UK bed maker Dreams, is reported to be considering a bid for Young’s […] Continue Reading
THE award winning Scottish salmon company St James Smokehouse has confirmed that it is interested in buying the Young’s Seafood Pinneys factory in Annan – and retaining all of the 450 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading