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GKN Aerospace jobs under threat in Yeovil GKN Aerospace jobs under threat in Yeovil
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The future of a major aerospace company's operation in Somerset is under threat.The future of a major aerospace company's operation in Somerset is under threat.
All 230 staff at GKN Aerospace in Yeovil were sent home earlier and have been told significant redundancies or even a site closure are possible.All 230 staff at GKN Aerospace in Yeovil were sent home earlier and have been told significant redundancies or even a site closure are possible.
The Yeovil factory specialises in the manufacture of airframes for the Royal Navy's Wildcat helicopter.The Yeovil factory specialises in the manufacture of airframes for the Royal Navy's Wildcat helicopter.
But Yeovil-based Leonardo, which produces the helicopter, has told GKN it plans to take production in-house.But Yeovil-based Leonardo, which produces the helicopter, has told GKN it plans to take production in-house.
More than 250 jobs were lost at GKN's car manufacturing branch in Telford in Shropshire in August.More than 250 jobs were lost at GKN's car manufacturing branch in Telford in Shropshire in August.
GKN has begun formal consultations with the unions regarding potential job losses in Yeovil.GKN has begun formal consultations with the unions regarding potential job losses in Yeovil.
Andy Soughton of the Unite union said talk of a potential site closure was a "bit of a shock".
"We've had quite a few redundancies over the years, and work has dropped off a little bit," he said.
"So I think people were expecting something to happen. But not a closure."