43 jobs axed as distributor forced to shut
MRS Distribution, based in Whitehill Industrial Estate, has fallen victim to the recession as it sheds 43 jobs, with a further 96 employees transferring to the group's other solvent company JBT, which also operates from Whitehill.
West Lothian Council's executive councillor for development and transport, Martyn Day, said: "We will be doing everything we can to help these workers find new employment."
The sale of JBT in a management buy-out will safeguard 240 jobs. Clanna, another of the group's companies, has also been declared solvent and will continue to trade.