Scottish smoked salmon producer Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL) has acquired the assets and goodwill of the Arbroath seafood processing business, R. R. Spink & Sons (Arbroath) Ltd, which was previously part of the Dawnfresh Group.
With a staff of 249, the Arbroath facility produces a wide range of smoked and value-added fish products for a broad customer base, including Marks & Spencer. Its processing plant will operate alongside ASL’s 300-strong Buckie-based facility, creating a business with a combined turnover of around £85 million.
“This acquisition is a major boost for Arbroath and the town’s long held fish processing tradition,” said Victor West, managing director of ASL. “We are thrilled that the Arbroath site will become part of our group, which will significantly expand our production capability in both volume and range.
“The Arbroath and Buckie sites share the same passion for seafood, and my team and I very much look forward to working in both locations with our enlarged ASL ‘family’.”
ASL chair, Bill Hazeldean, added that the addition of Arbroath will accelerate the company’s planned strategic growth. “Victor and his management team, together with all the employees at Buckie, have done a terrific job developing ASL into the successful business it is today,” he said.
