A car parts factory in Cardiff is set to close resulting in the loss of 900 jobs, creating yet more problems to the UK manufacturing market. The Bosch plant had reported to be struggling for a while and was only a matter of time before the company would close.
The Bosch plant had attempted to save jobs after launching a 90-day consultation period back in October. The plan consisted of two options; the first was to release around 300 workers and continue on a smaller front, the other option was to wait until 2011 and close the company if the market had still not improved.
Unfortunately the company has seen no new business leaving them struggling to survive. They will now remain on the consultation period until the end of February were they will then consult with the board of directors as to the closure of the plant.
Union Unite's regional officer, David Lewis said: "There should have been some alternative at a site this size, with the number of people they employ, that the company could have looked for. We were hoping for the engineering and development side of the plant to remain. The complete closure clearly is really devastating because I felt that we were making some ground in retaining that kind of skill in the site which does give you the chance in the future of something being built here."
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