MORE than 20 jobs are set to be cut as a deal to conclude the sale of the Kingsgate Centre in Dunfermline is sealed.
Northdale Asset Management, a London-based property investment company, confirmed earlier this year that a deal to buy the centre – along with two other malls in King's Lynn and Loughborough, had been struck.
The Dunfermline Press reported that around 23 workers are being made redundant as a result of changes being implemented while workers have been told that they may have the option to reapply for their old jobs.
Stephen Hill, director of property and asset management at Gatehouse Property Management, confirmed they would be taking over services at the centre.
"The sale of Kingsgate Shopping Centre is due to conclude on Wednesday and at the same time all supplier contracts will come to an end," he said.
"Gatehouse Property Management has been appointed to manage the centre on behalf of the purchaser and there may be new opportunities for some of the current staff if they are not retained by their existing employer."
Northdale Asset Management confirmed that all security and cleaning staff were employed by contractors not the centre, adding: "We have no further comment to make."
