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14/02/2012
Jobs Action Plan Needed For Armagh
SDLP Assembly Member for Newry and Armagh, Dominic Bradley MLA, has expressed concern as two employers have announced jobs cuts in Armagh.
Unicorn Mouldings Ltd, a tile manufacturer in Markethill has announced 36 redundancies whilst HCL has announced the closure of its Armagh City site with the loss of 170 jobs.
Mr Bradley said: "These two announcements are a devastating blow to the economy in the Armagh area and my heart goes out to those families who are coming to terms with this news. Employees at both these sites were faced with a similar situation a few years back but on those occasions jobs were saved. We are now in a completely different economic climate and a very different situation for both these companies.
"I will be asking the Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster MLA to visit Armagh to meet with Assembly, Council and Business leaders to try and help attract jobs into the local economy. We all need to work collectively to develop a jobs action plan for Armagh and to try and bring these people back to work."
(CD/GK)
Unicorn Mouldings Ltd, a tile manufacturer in Markethill has announced 36 redundancies whilst HCL has announced the closure of its Armagh City site with the loss of 170 jobs.
Mr Bradley said: "These two announcements are a devastating blow to the economy in the Armagh area and my heart goes out to those families who are coming to terms with this news. Employees at both these sites were faced with a similar situation a few years back but on those occasions jobs were saved. We are now in a completely different economic climate and a very different situation for both these companies.
"I will be asking the Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster MLA to visit Armagh to meet with Assembly, Council and Business leaders to try and help attract jobs into the local economy. We all need to work collectively to develop a jobs action plan for Armagh and to try and bring these people back to work."
(CD/GK)
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