Jobs blow as poultry plant set for closure

A poultry plant that employs 450 people is to close in August in a “devastating blow” for a community near Glasgow.

The 2 Sisters Food Group said it could not avoid closing the “heavily lossmaking operation” in Cambuslang.

Politicianssaiditwasdevastating news for the workforce. The Unite union said it would seek legal counsel on alleged consultation breaches. Workers were informed of the decision to close the plant in South Lanarkshire yesterday.

The 2 Sisters Food Group said: “Following an extensive period of consultation with colleagues and external agencies, it is with regret that we can confirm the closure of our site in Cambuslang.

“This is not a decision we take lightly. Since day one, we have been very open on the big challenges the factory faces. In fact, we have been trying extremely hard to reverse the position for a considerable period of time.

“We have invested several million pounds since 2014 and expanded by taking on more people, yet it is still a heavily loss-making operation.”

The company said it hoped to keep compulsory redundancies to a minimum and will look at redeployment options.