Scotprime a sign of things to come?

The loss of one job, let alone 17 is painful, but is this an indication of a squeeze on an industry integral to the economic well-being of Grimsby?
Hopefully not.
Interest rate rises, speculation about instability over the future of the housing market and - dare I say it - Christmas looming - have all added to a slow down in the amount we spend.
In conversation with Steven Norton, chief executive of Grimsby FMA, he rightly observed that when pulling our belts in, one of the first cuts we make is the number of times we eat out.
So when your custom is based largely in catering and prices for raw materials go up and demand for the product is static or declining, it is a difficult position.
Scotprime MD Paul Gower has felt the pinch of slightly more sought after supplies on the Humber markets and acted accordingly with the long-term interests of the company, and profit targets, to hit. It is a hardball game, but in the modern world it is shrewd business acumen, albeit with a heavy heart.
There should be enough work available within a square mile of Murray Street to give the 17 unfortunate souls hope, and there is little evidence of negativity elsewhere in the industry.
Iceland may be reducing quotas, fish may be more expensive, but the consumer will pay, and when they deicide not to, then the market will react.
We pay enough for a cut of sirloin steak, so why not a fine piece of salmon, cod or rather barramundi and arctic char?
Like meat, fish ranges in quality, and with the value-added know-how this town has to offer, there is as much variety from the sea as there is from any livestock farmer.
They have no feet for foot and mouth worries, and blue tongue is unheard of in Grimsby's great history.