A TOOLS and equipment hiring firm is reportedly set to close four of its Scottish stores with staff saying the decision has “come out of the blue”.
HSS Hire, which hires and sells a wide range of equipment ranging from power tools to cleaning instruments, is reportedly set to close multiple Scottish stores, according to the Press and Journal.
The firm is reportedly planning on closing its Aberdeen, Inverness, Dundee and Glasgow stores with staff redundancies expected.
According to reports the last day of the branches will be October 23.
A staff member from HSS Hire’s Aberdeen branch said the decision had come “out of the blue” as the store was busy.
The employee told the P&J: “When we were called into the meeting, I thought it might be to say that Dundee was closing as it’s not a busy depot and we cover some of their jobs anyway.
“But it was to say we’re all closing. It was 100% out of the blue.
“It’s apparently because we’re not making enough money but we’ve got loads of jobs.”
The Aberdeen branch has nine workers, with three members of the sales team reportedly being kept on working from home.
Reportedly six Aberdeen workers involved in the hiring and maintaining of equipment will be made redundant with the branch closing.
The P&J has said there will be four redundancies in Inverness and two in Dundee.
It is understood that some workers will stay on for a short time to assist in the transportation of equipment to the company’s main Scottish depot in Bellshill.
HSS Hire Group is in the process of splitting up the hire and sales side of the business, with different management teams.
HSS has been approached for comment.
