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Great Job News for Ford Staff in UK

19 March 2010

Ford, the global car manufacturing giant has today revealed plans for a staggering £1.5bn investment in its South Wales car plant at Bridgend. This is great news for the workforce as around 2000 jobs with the company and thousands more with Ford’s suppliers will now be safeguarded. Like its rival Nissan, Ford has received a [...]

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Delight in Sunderland as Nissan Invests £420m into Car Plant

19 March 2010

News that Japanese car giant Nissan is to invest £420 million into its Sunderland car plant were met with cries of joy this week. The news means that for the foreseeable future jobs at the plant are safe. This contrasts with just a couple of months ago when the car maker revealed that over 1000 [...]

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UK Jobs lost to Poland

28 August 2009

UK Jobs lost to Poland The 27th August 2009 was a sad day for UK manufacturing, as the last television set to be made here rolled off the production line. Manufacturer Toshiba was the only electronics firm left in the UK still making television sets and as of yesterday their Plymouth plant has closed, meaning [...]

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Airbus Provides Job Boost For 5000 Employees

14 August 2009

Airbus employees have welcomed the news that around 5000 jobs will be safeguarded at factories in Broughton and Bristol thanks to a Government loan of around £340m. The investment will be channelled towards the development of the wide-bodied A350XWB aircraft. A spokesperson for The Society of British Aerospace Companies has said “In uncertain times it [...]

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