Gourock Amazon plant closure looks set to have impact on Renfrewshire employees

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The Amazon distribution centre that employs people from across Renfrewshire is to close.The online retail giant confirmed yesterday that its Gourock site in Inverclyde is to shut with a loss of 300 jobs.Stating its UK operation was being restructured, Amazon said it was starting a 45-day consultation with all staff.

It has been described as a “devastating” blow for neighbouring Inverclyde.Neil Bibby, West Scotland MSP, said: “This is devastating.

For 19 years Amazon has been a major source of jobs in an area of Scotland with high unemployment and for 300 people to find out they are out of work so soon after Christmas is a hammer blow.“We know Amazon has benefited from significant public funds in the past and it is disappointing they have decided to up and leave a community which has served them so well.“This news should redouble our efforts to support these communities and attract good, well-paid jobs to the areas who need them most.”Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialA number of Renfrewshire people are understood to work at the Cloch Road depot – a figure that rises substantially when Amazon