In the second of a special three-part series, Michael Alexander visits the former Michelin site in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, and speaks to local traders about the impact the closure there is having on high street businesses.
Sir, – I have been employed at Michelin Dundee for 34 years.
In the first of a special three-part series following the announcement that the Dundee Michelin plant faces closure in 2020, Michael Alexander visited Ballymena in Northern Ireland to find out how the community there is coping with the recent closure of their Michelin factory which led to the loss of 840 highly skilled jobs.
Dundee City Council leader John Alexander has said he fears the “ripple effect” that would follow the closure of Dundee’s Michelin factory.
Council leader John Alexander called it correctly when said Michelin was part of the "fabric" of Dundee.
An action group established to try to save jobs at Dundee’s closure-threatened Michelin tyre factory has met in the city.
Scottish Secretary David Mundell has ruled out increasing the UK government's contribution to the Tay Cities Deal as part of a Michelin rescue package.
Sir, – Michelin bosses’ decision to close the Dundee factory is a disgrace, demonstrating nothing but contempt for the workforce despite a recurring operating profit running into billions.
Michelin will continue to sponsor Dundee's V&A museum for the next ten years despite the city factory's imminent closure.
The man charged with heading up the task force to save Michelin in Dundee has said he is convinced the plant has a future beyond 2020.