2 Sisters ‘secures 700 jobs’ with £1.4M investment

The investment, which began at the end of July, would be used to modernise the facility’s beef boning hall, and to improve quality and process control, said 2 Sisters. The cash injection would also secure jobs for the Methyr Tydfil site’s 700 workers.

2 Sisters red meat md Andrew Cracknell said: “The investment in our cutting operation will future proof jobs at the site, and provide the platform for additional growth in beef sales over the next decade.”​

‘Future proof jobs’​

The million pound investment was part of 2 Sisters’ Better Before Bigger strategy, the manufacturer said. The investment came after 2 Sisters invested a further £10M​ in its south Wales Chinese prepared meals facility.

2 Sisters ceo Ranjit Singh said: “Investment in the boning hall will ensure that we create a leaner, more efficient supply chain at our flagship facility in Wales.”​

“I’m confident that our Better Before Bigger strategy, with its efficiency platform, will put us in a good place for the long term.”​

‘A good place for the long term’​

St Merryn’s Merthyr Tydfil facility has the capacity to slaughter and de-bone 2,400 cattle and 24,000 lamb a week. St Merryn Food Group has two other sites – both in Cornwall.

The investment at the site came nine months after 2 Sisters planned to cut 350 jobs​ at the site. The manufacturer planned to close the retail packing department at the site, and move it to the company’s facility in Bodmin, Cornwall.

2 Sisters said the job cuts were the only way the business could survive, and prosper for the long term.