DOUGIE NICOLSON, COURIER, 30/06/10, NEWS.
DATE - Wednesday 30th June 2010.
LOCATION - Meadowside/Albert Square, Dundee.
INFO - The DPL travel agents office.
STORY BY - Reporters.
Dundee firm DP&L is to close the Albert Square branch of its travel agency operation in the city.
A board meeting was held last night but staff at the company’s East Dock Street headquarters refused to say if the closure would mean job losses or if the travel offices in Arbroath and St Andrews would be affected.
Last month DP&L confirmed that hundreds of refunds had to be given out as a result of the volcanic ash cloud that grounded flights across the world.
But it is not known whether this contributed to the decision to close the Dundee branch.
Formerly known as the Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company, the firm has provided shipping, transport and handling services in the city and throughout the UK for more than 170 years.
The group’s business portfolio has expanded over the years to include provision of industrial supplies, marquee hire and a specialised recruitment service.
Managing director Alasdair Chalmers was unavailable for comment.
