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Sixty jobs to go at Bodmin printing firm MPG Books | Sixty jobs to go at Bodmin printing firm MPG Books |
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More than 60 jobs are to go at a Cornish printing business. | More than 60 jobs are to go at a Cornish printing business. |
MPG Books in Bodmin is closing the lithographic side of its operation, which employs traditional methods of printing, affecting 64 out of about 130 staff. | MPG Books in Bodmin is closing the lithographic side of its operation, which employs traditional methods of printing, affecting 64 out of about 130 staff. |
The posts are likely to go on 21 December, the BBC understands. | |
Members of the union Unite have described the news as "devastating". The company has not been available for comment. | Members of the union Unite have described the news as "devastating". The company has not been available for comment. |
The Bodmin facility is to concentrate on using inkjet equipment for short-run digital publication printing. | The Bodmin facility is to concentrate on using inkjet equipment for short-run digital publication printing. |
It comes as Cornwall saw an increase in the number of people out of work and claiming benefits in a month. | |
The Office for National Statistics said 9,513 people were claiming in November, up from 9,030 in October. |
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