Young's Bluecrest Seafood

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North West (England); Cumbria; Cumberland
Location of affected unit(s)
Gosforth
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10 - Manufacture of food products
10 - Manufacture of food products
260 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
25 February 2004
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2004
Foreseen end date

Description

Young's Bluecrest Seafood has said it will close its Gosforth factory in Autumn 2004 with the loss of all of the 260 jobs there. The union Usdaw is consulting with the company over ways to protect jobs in the future.

Sources

  • 6 March 2004: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Young's Bluecrest Seafood, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 59722, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59722.