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Tulip Ltd is very disappointed to have to confirm that following the consultation process it entered into in January with colleagues at its Bromborough site, it has been unable to identify a viable alternative to its closure.Tulip Ltd’s Managing Director North East, Peter Judge explains: “We deeply regret that we have had to take the decision to close our Bromborough site, I can assure you that we did, with the help and support of trade union representatives, try very hard to look for ways in which to avoid closure. However, given the current economic climate and changing nature of our business, it was simply not possible to find a realistic alternative.
“The infrastructure of the site restricts our operation to slicing and the level of investment needed to adapt it to incorporate processing, storage, butchery, and dispatch is totally prohibitive, particularly given that we already have these capabilities and spare capacity at existing Tulip UK facilities.
“The decision to close the factory is not in any way a reflection on the skill and dedication of the workforce at Bromborough and I would like to thank everyone at the site and within the wider community for the many years of hard work and commitment that they have put in to try and make the business a success.
“There is no getting away from the fact that today’s news will come as a huge blow to everyone involved and our priority over the next few weeks will be to put in place a social programme and outplacement support to help colleagues secure new employment at the earliest possible opportunity.”
It is anticipated that production will be transferred on a phased basis and that the factory will finally close in May 2009 with the loss of around 300 jobs.
Tulip Ltd
