{"id":16981,"date":"2019-01-15T16:23:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T16:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=16981"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:57:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T12:57:48","slug":"arjowiggins-creative-paper-company-attractive-buyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=16981","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Bright future&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>There could be \u00e2\u20ac\u0098a bright future\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 for creative paper innovators Arjowiggins, which went into administration today (January 15), Unite has said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unite has about 600 members at Arjowiggins which operates mills at Stoneywood in Aberdeen, Chartham\u00c2\u00a0 in Kent and Clacton, Essex. There is also a head office at Basingstoke, Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unite said that it believed that the administration was triggered by problems experienced by French-owned parent company Sequana, which had been involved in a costly legal dispute with British American Tobacco.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unite national officer for the paper industry Louisa Bull said,\u00e2\u20ac\u015bArjowiggins is a vibrant and innovative creative paper company, and we can see a bright future as it is an attractive proposition for a potential buyer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite is committed to working with the administrators and the employers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 body, the Confederation of Paper Industries to find a new owner,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe have had a good relationship with the company over many years and this is a good basis for exploring options for a new purchaser.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe administrators being called in should be seen in the context of\u00c2\u00a0 the parent company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Sequana past legal problems,&#8221; she added. &#8220;It is not related to Brexit uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bHowever, we appreciate that this is a very difficult time for our members and their families, and Unite will be giving them maximum support in the days and weeks ahead.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<br \/>\nTommy Campbell, Unite industrial officer for the Aberdeen mill\u00c2\u00a0added, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bThis is an anxious time for staff at the plant, and for the local economy of the north east of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bStoneywood has been a very successful business for almost 250 years, and these workers and their families deserve a future after contributing the most into making this site a profitable and continuous success for generations.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Pic: Sebastian Ballard<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There could be \u00e2\u20ac\u0098a bright future\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 for creative paper innovators Arjowiggins, which went into administration today (January 15), Unite has said. &nbsp; Unite has about 600 members at Arjowiggins which operates mills at Stoneywood in Aberdeen, Chartham\u00c2\u00a0 in Kent and Clacton, Essex. 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