Remploy Marine Fife

Download or read book Remploy Marine Fife written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Scottish Affairs Committee and published by Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following a review of disability employment support in 2011, the Government announced its intention to reduce and ultimately withdraw funding for Remploy. 36 factories were sold or closed in the first phase of this process. In December 2012, it was revealed that the remaining factories would be put up for sale and the Government invited bids. This included Remploy Marine Fife. Remploy Marine Fife is an internationally recognised business producing 30,000 lifejackets a year. It has a full order book, and some capacity to expand. Its products have an international quality Kitemark. The markup - apparently over £100 - applied by the factories' customer, Ocean Safety, seems exorbitant and is difficult to justify. The Government should look again at how Remploy agreed this contract on such generous terms for the client. This business has considerable potential and should be supported accordingly. This high quality manufacturing base in Fife must be maintained otherwise it is likely that it - and the design and expertise developed here - will be transferred overseas. A "one size fits all" approach does not take account of the unique circumstances and potential of Remploy Marine Fife. One of the central criteria by which bids for the Remploy sites will be judged is sustaining the workforce in employment. The Committee rejects the DWP and Remploy's unyielding, inflexible approach and failure to offer adequate transitional support