Edinburgh Salmon Company

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South East (England); Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire; Buckinghamshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Dingwall
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.2 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
10.20 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
163 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
28 November 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018

Description

The Edinburgh Salmon Company (ESCo) has announced plans to close its factory in Dingwall, which will result in the loss of 163 jobs. The site which processes fish for wholesale and retail markets had announced in September that it was seeking a new buyer and that the company had suffered losses due to challenging market conditions. No buyer has been found, so the closure of the business has been confirmed, with individual consultations with employees due to begin shortly. The closure will happen by the end of 2018. 

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Edinburgh Salmon Company, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 96141, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/96141.