180 workers in the cold as firm closes
11:47am Wednesday 7th May 2008
ABOUT 180 jobs have gone as a Redditch company which supplies frozen fish products has been forced to close.
Coldwater Seafood, a seafood processor based at Moons Moat, started talks with its employees over plans to restructure its business by entering into a 90-day consultation period in March.
That process has now finished and an agreement has been reached with the Redditch workforce and the trade union Unite, to close the site.
Redundancy terms have been agreed and an expected closure date of June 6 has been confirmed.
A spokesman for Coldwater Seafood said: "Coldwater's management recognises the tremendous support from all of the Redditch employees over the years and thanks them for their commitment throughout this challenging process."
The meals business at Redditch will be transferred to Coldwater's two sites in Grimsby and a product transfer plan is underway along with preparations to decommission the factory following the closure date.