Tuapeka Gold Print says reports it is moving its operations from Lawrence to Dunedin is ''a bunch of speculation'' and all options remain on the table.
Media reports yesterday said Tuapeka Gold Print would move to a new location in Fairfield
by the end of December.
No staff would lose their jobs. Some would relocate, but buses would ferry workers between Lawrence and Dunedin to meet rosters, The Southland Times reported.
However, company founder and marketing director Jim Robertson told the Otago Daily Times the reports were ''a bunch of speculation'' and the company was working through a consultation process with employees regarding its future.
''[It] is not complete and there is no predetermined outcome. One of the options that is part of our consultation is to stay in Lawrence for the foreseeable future. When the process is complete we will release a full statement to the media.''
In February, the company said it was looking to build a new factory but that a decision on whether it would be in the town might be up to possible investors.
However, last month Mr Robertson said damage to a warehouse had pulled the company out of ''expansion mode'' - although it was still looking at its options, and was forming a committee involving senior staff members to look at the pros and cons of staying in Lawrence.
Yesterday, he stressed the reports were ''inaccurate at this point in time'' and declined to confirm whether a site in Fairfield was one of the options being looked at.
He hoped to make a decision by the end of the year, he said.
Tuapeka Gold Print was founded in 1987 by Mr Robertson, who started printing business cards at home on his kitchen table.
It now employs 70 people, a large portion of the town's population of 400.
