Lighthouse Caledonia

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland; Highlands and Islands; Highlands and Islands
Location of affected unit(s)
Marybank
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10 - Manufacture of food products
10 - Manufacture of food products
130 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
27 November 2008
Employment effect (start)
27 November 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008

Description

Lighthouse Caledonia, a fish processing company, has announced the closure of its plant at Marybank, near Stornaway, with the loss of 130 jobs. According to the BBC, Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil had stated that 'the company was in a weak financial position with a lot of debt’ and the company had also recently been fined GBP12000 for a fuel leak. The plant will be closed by the end of 2008.

Sources

  • 27 November 2008: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Lighthouse Caledonia, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67524, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67524.