Denmark-based dairy company Arla Foods is planning to close fresh milk processing production facility at Hatfield Peverel dairy in Essex in the UK, by the end of July this year, which is likely to result in 200-plus redundancies. ...
Inaugurating a textile park at Nandgaonpeth MIDC (industrial colony) near Amravati on Thursday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said such parks would be established in eight other places in the state's cotton-belt, according to ...
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Indian handloom sector has been experiencing negative growth which is a cause of serious concern, said Textiles Secretary Zohra Chatterji, during the recently held Buyer-Seller Meet for handloom products in Mumbai, reports the Hindu ...
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HP is to axe 1,124 UK jobs at the start of 2014 in a move that union Unite claimed was a result of "a long-term addiction to a culture of job cuts". The systems giant is cutting 29,000 jobs worldwide - some eight per cent of its workforce ...
2 Sisters Food Group has confirmed its plan to close Haughley Park roast chicken factory in Suffolk, with the potential loss of up to 430 jobs. 2 Sisters' decision to close the plant puts 430 full-time jobs at risk The firm revealed its ...
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The South Australian Government will “return to the negotiating table” over its funding deal with Holden after the local car maker earlier this week announced its plan to axe 500 jobs. Following a three-hour meeting with ...
Plastic packaging manufacturer Sealed Air has announced plans to phase down production at its Rotorua plant in New Zealand and close it by mid-2014. The company proposes to consolidate the plant's manufacturing operations into its ...
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Derby-based ethnic food manufacturer S&A Foods plans to make up to 70 of its 500 staff redundant as it restructures its chilled ready meals business. Perween Warsi's firm S&A Foods will be making 70 of its 500 staff redundant The ...
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Unite the union has urged Asda to reinstate its contract with Welsh Country Foods (WCF). The plea comes after WCF’s owner Vion UK warned that losing the contract could force the closure of the Anglesey site with the loss of up to 350 ...
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This spring will bring job cuts for some of the 169 staff at the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) in the Western Isles, as the firm announced a review of its Stornoway harvesting and processing operations last week (January 8). The ...
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Production staff at Dairy Crest's Fenstanton plant in Cambridgeshire are expected to clock off for the last time today (Friday, January 11), in line with its plans announced last April to close the site with the loss of 248 jobs. Dairy ...
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Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies will invest 70 million euros (US$90.6 million) over a five-year period to establish a research and development center in Helsinki. Its first task will be to build software for smartphones and ...
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The transport firm Eddie Stobart and Tesco drivers have reached a deal to end their four-month dispute. The row followed Tesco's decision to transfer the running of the Doncaster distribution centre to Eddie Stobart on August 5. The new ...
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Huawei Technologies will invest €70 million (US$90.6 million) over a five-year period to establish a research and development centre in Helsinki, Finland; its first task will be to build software for smartphones and tablets based on ...
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Vion Food UK is set to close its loss-making Hall's of Broxburn pork processing plant in West Lothian, Scotland, a move which will lead to a loss of 1,700 jobs. Vion Food, which rejected two offers for the site, stated that neither of the ...
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