2 Sisters to shut down factories and axe jobs at 3 facilities
12 Feb 2018 --- UK chicken supplier 2 Sisters Food Group, which was at the center of a food hygiene scandal last year, has announced it plans to cut jobs and close three factories across Britain. A consultation period has been launched to close the 2 Sisters’ Cambuslang factory in Scotland in addition to its West Midlands sites in Smethwick and Wolverhampton. However, while 900 jobs will be affected by this move, the company has announced 1,000 new roles.
A spokesperson for 2 Sisters responding by noting: “As we continue to build a better business, we are simplifying how we work and investing in the areas that can make the most positive difference to our UK poultry operations. This means that we will be creating up to 1,000 new roles within the poultry supply chain. However, we do have areas of significant challenge and regrettably, 900 roles will be at risk at three sites loss-making sites which we propose to close. Our focus now will be to support all affected colleagues and explore all alternative options available to us before making any final decisions.”
2 Sisters is creating new jobs at the following UK poultry sites: Willand, Devon (300 new roles); Site D, West Bromwich (potentially 400 new roles); Coupar Angus, Scotland (250 new roles); Llangefni, Anglesey (35 new roles); Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire (30 new roles). The sites currently in consultation around closure proposals are: Cambuslang (Scotland) – 450 colleagues; Site C (Smethwick) – 350 colleagues; Site E (Wolverhampton) – 100 colleagues.
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