Employees at a Trowbridge beauty firm are at risk of losing their jobs following cutbacks.

THG Laboratories on the Meridian Business Park at North Bradley are said to be going through a mass redundancy programme involving around 100 staff.

Previously owned by Acheson & Acheson, the beauty company was acquired by THG in 2018 in a deal worth up to £100 million.

Wiltshire Times: The THG Labs in Trowbridge. Photo: Trevor Porter 69993-2The THG Labs in Trowbridge. Photo: Trevor Porter 69993-2 (Image: Trevor Porter)

A spokesperson for THG said: “THG has undertaken a review of its operations at Acheson and Acheson Limited (THG Labs) following a challenging period of trading due to macro-economic pressures.

“This has resulted in us needing to make some structural changes within the organisation and consequently this may lead to a number of redundancies.

“We are currently consulting with those employees impacted to ensure, wherever possible, alternate roles within the wider THG Group are found and that each individual feels supported throughout the process.”

One of the Trowbridge employees, who asked to remain anonymous, said: “The company's handling of the process has been shambolic. Zero communication from the company.”

The possibility of redundancies at THG follows significant job losses at the Meiyume beauty products factory on the nearby White Horse Business Park in Trowbridge.

At Meiyume, the company announced in February that up to 300 employees were being consulted about the possibility of redundancies. It is not known how many employees lost their jobs.

In the UK and Europe, THG plc is located in London, Manchester, Northwich, Trowbridge, Paris, Berlin, Lviv and Stockholm.

Back in April, THG announced that 180 roles were at risk of redundancy at THG Studios internet marketing service at Altrincham in Greater Manchester.

THG said the move was because of the closure of its OnDemand division. THG was also said to be closing ProBikeKit, which it bought in 2013.

A THG spokesperson said: "Following a strategic review of our OnDemand division, as announced in THG’s trading update of 17 January 2023, we can confirm that we are proposing to discontinue operations in the OnDemand division across all sites.

"We are currently consulting with impacted colleagues and will take steps to minimise the number of redundancies.

"We are also consulting with certain colleagues in THG Studios where, following the closure of OnDemand, we expect associated workflow to reduce proportionately.

"THG is committed to supporting all affected colleagues and, where possible, we will endeavour to find colleagues alternate roles within the wider THG Group."