The 2 Sisters Food Group poultry plant in Llangefni, Wales, which employed over 700 people, has officially closed today (Friday, March 31).
The company announced in January of this year that the site was set to close, saying that it was “not sustainable” to keep operating.
The Welsh government subsequently formed a taskforce to help those impacted shortly after the site’s closure was announced, and the company committed to create opportunities for staff.
A spokesperson for the Llangefni factory has said that almost a third of the site’s employees have either secured or applied for roles elsewhere.
“This includes 113 colleagues who have found jobs in Anglesey or the north Wales region, and 54 who have either secured or applied for roles in our wider business across the UK,” they said.
“We expect all these numbers to rise in the coming weeks.
“In total, we have delivered more than 1,500 support workshop sessions to the 400 employees who requested it, ranging from CV and letter writing, interview techniques and digital enablement sessions,” they added.
“Whilst we acknowledge this can be no substitution for the closing of the site, we remain committed to doing all we can and are offering additional support for a further month after this week’s closure.”
Closure
The spokesperson said that the Llangefni poultry plant’s closure was “upsetting news” and is proving a “very difficult time for colleagues at the factory”.
The company said in a statement in January that the site in Anglesey, Wales, is one of its oldest and lacks the space it needs to be efficient.
“The cost to produce here is higher, and it would require significant investment to bring it up to the standards of our other factories,” the company said in its statement.
The 2 Sisters Food Group said that its Llangefni branch is one of the smallest in its poultry division and that it only processes 365,000 chickens/week.
“Our products can be made more efficiently elsewhere across our estate,” it said.
