Milk Link, one of the UK’s main dairy companies, has announced plans to close its site in south west Scotland.

The proposed closure of the Kirkcudbright site would lead to the loss of 121 jobs.
If the proposal goes ahead, production from the Dumfries and Galloway dairy would move to the company’s Crediton facility in Devon. The company has entered into consultation with staff over the two-phase plans which would see the plant shut by January 2010. If the proposals are given the green light, the closure would take place in two stages with 60 posts to go by November.
Milk Link said there could be opportunities for around 27 staff to move to its Lockerbie and Devon sites. The company is a farmer-owned co-operative and chief executive Neil Kennedy said its main aim had to be to deliver sustainable returns for its members.