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19/01/2005
Co Armagh firm to axe 270 jobs
A Co Armagh company which manufactures medical equipment is set to close with the loss of 270 jobs.
Lurgan based Rusch, which is a subsidiary of American firm, Teleflex, based in New Hampshire, said on Tuesday that it was cutting 270 jobs and relocating production to Mexico and Malaysia.
The company said the closure was a result of global restructuring plans which will see operations shut down in more than 20 locations and around 1,600 jobs worldwide being axed as a result.
Sinn Féin Upper Bann MLA John O Dowd said a mood of shock had descended over Lurgan as a result of the news.
“The workers in Rusch are not being paid off because there is no market for the product but because the plant owners are moving these jobs to Mexico and Malaysia, where they can use low wages.
“The loyalty of Rusch workers is of no value to the employers. These 250 or so jobs will be lost only because of the desire to maximise profits. The Lurgan workers have now been given three months notice. Yet it is difficult to see where will they find work in an area, which has already seen its manufacturing industry collapse.
In a statement the company described the decision as “difficult”.
(MB/SP)
Lurgan based Rusch, which is a subsidiary of American firm, Teleflex, based in New Hampshire, said on Tuesday that it was cutting 270 jobs and relocating production to Mexico and Malaysia.
The company said the closure was a result of global restructuring plans which will see operations shut down in more than 20 locations and around 1,600 jobs worldwide being axed as a result.
Sinn Féin Upper Bann MLA John O Dowd said a mood of shock had descended over Lurgan as a result of the news.
“The workers in Rusch are not being paid off because there is no market for the product but because the plant owners are moving these jobs to Mexico and Malaysia, where they can use low wages.
“The loyalty of Rusch workers is of no value to the employers. These 250 or so jobs will be lost only because of the desire to maximise profits. The Lurgan workers have now been given three months notice. Yet it is difficult to see where will they find work in an area, which has already seen its manufacturing industry collapse.
In a statement the company described the decision as “difficult”.
(MB/SP)
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