Angry and devastated staff at Suttons Seeds in Paignton say they have received redundancy consultation letters from new parent company Thompson & Morgan amid claims the firm the has reneged on promises to keep seed production in Paignton.
The 200-year-old Suttons Seeds used to be one of Torbay's biggest employers with more than 300 full and seasonal staff. Now employees say there are only about 40 full-time staff at the Woodview Road factory in Paignton, near South Devon College.
The consultation letter to staff from Thompson & Morgan - seen by DevonLive - says "the organisation may have to make some redundancies" after a move to new larger premises in Ipswich and a move to "streamline seed handling operations" in one location.
