date:Jul 06, 2012
t industry and market conditions were extremely challenginghe added.
Barr said that over the past four years, Vion had restructured the plant, invested heavily in the site and brought in new management to stem the losses. But the plant remainsvery heavily in the red.
Halls employs 1,150 permanent and 595 agency staff, handling 8,000 pigs each week.
Unless the consultation resulted in a viable way forward, some of the work from the plant will be transferred to other Vion UK plants, said Barr.H