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Nortel to cut County Antrim jobs Nortel to cut County Antrim jobs
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It's understood that a significant number of job losses are due to be announced at Nortel's plant in Newtownabbey. It's understood that about 90 job losses are due to be announced at Nortel's plant in Newtownabbey.
Last month the telecoms company said it had plans to shed over 3,000 jobs worldwide.Last month the telecoms company said it had plans to shed over 3,000 jobs worldwide.
Nortel's UK operation went into administration in January after its parent firm filed for US bankruptcy protection.Nortel's UK operation went into administration in January after its parent firm filed for US bankruptcy protection.
About 500 people are employed at the Newtownabbey site. About 500 people are employed at the Newtownabbey site. More than 2,000 people worked there at its peak
The plant opened in the 1960s as a Standard Telephone and Cables manufacturing facility, which was bought by Nortel in 1992.The plant opened in the 1960s as a Standard Telephone and Cables manufacturing facility, which was bought by Nortel in 1992.
More than 2,000 people worked there at its peak in 2000, but it has been hit by a series of redundancies.
The company website describes the site at Monkstown in Newtownabbey as 'a multifunctional, 34 acre facility, providing services from design to distribution.'The company website describes the site at Monkstown in Newtownabbey as 'a multifunctional, 34 acre facility, providing services from design to distribution.'
It is the headquarters of the Nortel's European, Middle East and Africa supply chain operations.It is the headquarters of the Nortel's European, Middle East and Africa supply chain operations.