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| 75 jobs to go at Blackwood's Hawker Siddeley Switchgear | 75 jobs to go at Blackwood's Hawker Siddeley Switchgear |
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| About 75 jobs are to be lost at a south Wales valleys engineering firm. | |
| In total, 35 staff are to be made redundant at Hawker Siddeley Switchgear in Blackwood, Caerphilly county, and about 40 temporary workers are to go before Christmas. | |
| It is understood the jobs cuts are being made due to a downturn in sales. | It is understood the jobs cuts are being made due to a downturn in sales. |
| A spokesman said a statement could be issued later, adding that the company was in talks with unions. Staff were told the news on Friday. | A spokesman said a statement could be issued later, adding that the company was in talks with unions. Staff were told the news on Friday. |
| The company, based on the Blackwood Business Park, produces components and circuit breaker technology. | The company, based on the Blackwood Business Park, produces components and circuit breaker technology. |
| It has supplied rail firms, including the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway, and factories, hospitals and wind farm developments. | It has supplied rail firms, including the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway, and factories, hospitals and wind farm developments. |
| Lib Dem business spokeswoman Eluned Parrott said: "These are desperately worrying times for all those involved and I trust the Welsh government will do all it can to work with Hawker Siddeley Switchgear and protect as many jobs as possible in these difficult times." | |
| Hawker Siddeley Switchgear was formed in 1991 when South Wales Switchgear, established in 1941 in Treforest, merged with Brush Switchgear, href="http://www.hss-ltd.com/about/brands" >according to the company website. | |
| It was then acquired by FKI plc in November 1996 which relocated the company to its present Blackwood site, creating a centre of excellence for the manufacture of distribution switchgear. | It was then acquired by FKI plc in November 1996 which relocated the company to its present Blackwood site, creating a centre of excellence for the manufacture of distribution switchgear. |
| In 2008, Melrose Plc acquired FKI Switchgear and returned to its former brand, Hawker Siddeley. | In 2008, Melrose Plc acquired FKI Switchgear and returned to its former brand, Hawker Siddeley. |
| Islwyn Labour MP Chris Evans said: "This is the worst possible news at the worst possible time for employees of Switchgear. | |
| "I hope management and the unions work together to protect as many jobs as possible |