Young's Seafood Marsden Road site in Grimsby will shut

Almost 300 jobs are at risk

Author: Julie CastonPublished 17th Aug 2023

Young's Seafood have confirmed it's Marsden Road site in Grimsby will shut - threatening almost 300 jobs.

It says its with regret a viable solution to maintain production at the site hasn't been found and it'll close around October this year.

It says some production will move to the Humberstone Road site in the town and it hopes to offer alternative jobs where possible.

In a statement Young's said:

"Following the announcement of a formal consultation with staff and representatives at the Marsden Road site in Grimsby in June this year, it is with regret that we have been unable to find a viable solution to maintain future production at the site.

"The remaining whitefish processing undertaken by Sofina Foods Europe will move to the Humberstone Road site in Grimsby and the smoked processing to our Fraserburgh site in Scotland.

"The closure has been necessary following changes in future demands for products produced at the site and we explored a number of options to maintain operations and to protect roles. Sadly, this has been unsuccessful".

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