Simms has announced it will stop manufacturing, warehousing and shipping on the West Side of Saint John this fall.
In a release, CEO Tom Simms said it was a tough choice to let go the team of employees they have worked with for decades, and they will be looking to find the affected employees new jobs. No word yet on how many employees will lose their jobs.
Saint John will remain the site of Simm's home office, and the company is saying there won't be any interruptions in their cusomer service. Simms has been a family business since it was founded in 1866.
Calls to Simms for comment were not immediately returned.
