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| FG Wilson laying off more staff | FG Wilson laying off more staff |
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| Another 95 workers are to be made redundant at County Antrim engineering firm FG Wilson. | Another 95 workers are to be made redundant at County Antrim engineering firm FG Wilson. |
| The redundancies are to be made across three sites - Larne (47), Springvale (31) and Monkstown (17). | The redundancies are to be made across three sites - Larne (47), Springvale (31) and Monkstown (17). |
| The firm said the cutbacks were necessary to "manage production levels with current demand". | The firm said the cutbacks were necessary to "manage production levels with current demand". |
| In January, the company said it was making 250 people redundant and a month earlier it laid off more than 180 agency workers. | In January, the company said it was making 250 people redundant and a month earlier it laid off more than 180 agency workers. |
| "This is subject to consultation with employees and representatives from Unite the union," the firm said in a statement. | "This is subject to consultation with employees and representatives from Unite the union," the firm said in a statement. |
| "We will explore ways to minimise the need for compulsory redundancies, which will include offering voluntary redundancy. | "We will explore ways to minimise the need for compulsory redundancies, which will include offering voluntary redundancy. |
| "We regret this action is necessary, however, it is ultimately in the long-term interests of our business. | "We regret this action is necessary, however, it is ultimately in the long-term interests of our business. |
| "FG Wilson's focus is on taking actions that will best position the company for long-term success and profitability during the current global recession." | "FG Wilson's focus is on taking actions that will best position the company for long-term success and profitability during the current global recession." |
| Alliance Enterprise spokesman Seán Neeson said the "devastating" news was another setback for East Antrim. | |
| He said that the Northern Ireland Executive should do more to safeguard jobs. | |
| "The public are getting increasingly worried because the Stormont Executive appears to be able to do little to stem this loss of jobs here," he said. | |
| "We need to take a sustainable approach to deal with the downturn and provide projects to boost the construction industry and re-invigorate our economy." | |
| FG Wilson was founded in 1966 and acquired by current parent company, Caterpillar, in 1999. |