'A sad day': All jobs lost at Scots food firm after nearly 60 years

All jobs have been lost at a Scottish food firm which has been operating for nearly 60 years.

Scotch Frost of Glasgow Limited, based in Uddingston, imported and distributed high-quality produce and ingredients to restaurants and retailers across the UK.

The firm had been placed into administration after a petition to Hamilton Sheriff Court by its directors, resulting in the loss of all 17 jobs.

The company has ceased trading, and Kevin Mapstone and Paul Webber of Begbies Traynor were appointed as joint administrators of the company on November 4.

Scotch Frost, which was acquired by a Japanese buyer in 2016, supplied high-quality frozen and ambient food produce to trade buyers.

The firm operated from a 33,000 sq ft warehouse and head office at Bothwell Park Industrial Estate.

The joint administrators will now supervise the consultation process with staff and oversee the administration of the business and sale of its assets, including the freehold property and its plant and food processing machinery.

Thomas McKay, managing partner at Begbies Traynor, said: “This is a sad day for a business that has traded for over 57 years, but after consultation with the firm’s secured creditor in Japan, the directors had no viable way to continue trading.

“Our first priority is to ensure the employees are given the support and information they need at this difficult time to recover monies due to them from the Redundancy Payments Service.

“We will shortly be marketing the freehold property and plant and machinery for sale, and we welcome enquiries about these assets to maximise the returns for creditors.”