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| Hundreds of jobs at risk at Boots site in Nottingham | Hundreds of jobs at risk at Boots site in Nottingham |
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| Fareva said it would cease production at its Thane Road site and move operations to Wales | Fareva said it would cease production at its Thane Road site and move operations to Wales |
| Hundreds of jobs could be at risk after a firm based at Nottingham's Boots site announced plans to cease production. | Hundreds of jobs could be at risk after a firm based at Nottingham's Boots site announced plans to cease production. |
| Fareva, which makes products including Number 7 cosmetics, said it had started consultation with staff at its Thane Road factory in Beeston. | Fareva, which makes products including Number 7 cosmetics, said it had started consultation with staff at its Thane Road factory in Beeston. |
| The company said the economic change of political unrest in Europe and Covid had a "big impact" on its business. | The company said the economic change of political unrest in Europe and Covid had a "big impact" on its business. |
| It has proposed transferring all production activities to its other factory in Wales. | It has proposed transferring all production activities to its other factory in Wales. |
| Fareva said 150 new roles would be created at the Pontyclun site in Wales, with priority given to Nottingham staff. | Fareva said 150 new roles would be created at the Pontyclun site in Wales, with priority given to Nottingham staff. |
| The French pharmaceutical company bought BCM (Boots Contract Manufacturing) in 2017. | The French pharmaceutical company bought BCM (Boots Contract Manufacturing) in 2017. |
| Products like Soltan and Strepsils have been made at the D10 factory, along with branch products for supermarkets and pharmacies. | Products like Soltan and Strepsils have been made at the D10 factory, along with branch products for supermarkets and pharmacies. |
| The business said its product testing service, research and development, commercial and procurement activities will continue to operate out of the Grade I-listed site. | The business said its product testing service, research and development, commercial and procurement activities will continue to operate out of the Grade I-listed site. |
| A spokesman for Fareva said: "The effects of Covid and the recent political unrest in Europe have been unprecedented. | A spokesman for Fareva said: "The effects of Covid and the recent political unrest in Europe have been unprecedented. |
| "Production volumes have decreased due to some customers moving production in-house and remaining business volumes are lower than their pre-Covid levels," he added. | "Production volumes have decreased due to some customers moving production in-house and remaining business volumes are lower than their pre-Covid levels," he added. |
| Fareva said the loss of business had led to its sites having spare capacity. | Fareva said the loss of business had led to its sites having spare capacity. |
| The business will now enter a period of collective consultation with staff whose roles are affected. | The business will now enter a period of collective consultation with staff whose roles are affected. |
| It added that production would continue until 2024 and it said it would not make any redundancies until early next year. | It added that production would continue until 2024 and it said it would not make any redundancies until early next year. |
| The union Usdaw said it was "devastating news for the staff and the local community". | |
| Area organiser, Mark Wheatley, said: "We will now enter into consultation talks with the company, where we will interrogate the business case for their decision. | |
| "In the meantime we are providing our members with the support, advice and representation they require at the very difficult time, as we seek to secure the best deal possible." | |
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| Beeston | Beeston |
| Nottingham | Nottingham |