Youngs Seafood

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Seaham, Whitehaven
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.2 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
10.2 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
281 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
23 May 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2012

Description

Young's Seafood ha announced that it is to close former Cumbrian Seafoods plants in Seaham and Whitehaven with the loss of 281 jobs. The firm has been in consultation with staff since January. The company has said that production from this site will shift to other operations within the group.

Sources

  • 23 May 2012: The journal

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Youngs Seafood, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73691, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73691.