The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Scotland; Highlands and Islands; Inverness and Nairn and Moray
Location of affected unit(s)
Inverness
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10 - Manufacture of food products
304 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
21 July 2009
Employment effect (start)
24 July 2009
Foreseen end date
Description
Strathaird Salmon, a fish processor, has confirmed it will close its factory in Inverness on Friday. Twenty two staff have decided to relocate to other factories while 304 took redundancy. Production will be moved from Inverness to Grimsby and Fraserburgh. The company announced that it would have been able to absorb the jobs within other factories, but recognised that it staff may not be willing to relocate.
Sources
21 July 2009: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Strathaird Salmon, Relocation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 69313, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69313.
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