THE leader of Carmarthenshire County Council has promised the local authority will do all it can to help over the proposed closure of the Proper Welsh Milk dairy in Whitland.
Dairy Crest started consultation this week with employees and their representatives regarding the proposed closure of the dairy which employs 31 people.
Proper Welsh Milk were days from closure when Dairy Crest bought the business from the administrators in March this year, intending to maintain production and employment and develop new products at the site.
However, Dairy Crest said it had not been possible to make a success of Proper Welsh Milk and lower sales and higher costs mean it is not possible to operate the site economically.
Carmarthenshire County Council business development officer Barry Davies said: “I have offered Job Centre and Un Sir Gar to address the staff and have also offered support if any interest is shown in the site.”
Council Leader Cllr Kevin Madge said: “I’m very disappointed to hear about the situation at Proper Welsh Milk and understand that this will be a very worrying time for those who work there. The council will do all it can to help.”
Regeneration executive board member Cllr Meryl Gravell said: “We will offer support to the people affected by this through Un Sir Gar, which can offer help to find other jobs or to retrain.
“We will also work with other relevant agencies to do what we can to reduce the impact on employees and the local economy.”
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