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PINNEY'S of Scotland, famous for being a supplier of smoked salmon to the Queen, is looking at reducing the size of its workforce.
The Annan based company confirmed to Fishupdate today that it has begun a consultation on possible redundancies. It is understood to wants to shed up to 50 jobs from the 500 plus strong workforce. which also includes a number of temporary posts.
Pinney's of Scotland was taken over by the Grimsby based Seafood Company in a £1-million deal more than a year ago and since then a significant investment programme, totalling around £3-million, was out into place to make the operation more efficient. Pinney's was previously owned by the Uniq group which had struggled to make it profitable.
But Managing director Andy Stapley has told the BBC: "Unfortunately it doesn't mask the fact that we are still over-resourced. We've taken time to review the business, address the volumes, make the investment and now we need to put in place a proven structure for a chilled fish business which is consistent with our other factories, to consolidate the business for the long term." It is understood moves will be made to redeploy some of those who may be affected.
Last July The Seafood company closed its Strathaird Salmon factory in Inverness, with the loss of 300 jobs when production was transferred to Fraserburgh. However, only a small number of people - around seven per cent of the workforce - to ok up an offer of alternative employment at Fraserburgh, which took on the Strathaird production, and at the company's Grimsby head office.
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