60 job losses as furniture factory closes
Published Date:
21 July 2008
By Sally-Anne Johnson
'Sad day for the local community'
An office furniture factory in Dunstable is to close with the loss of more than 60 jobs, a trade union has said.
General workers' union the GMB announced earlier today that Tag International, formerly known as President Office Furniture, had gone into administration due to a downturn in the furniture and manufacturing sector.
The company, part of the Arenson Group, had its head office on the Woodside industrial estate, and at its peak the factory employed more than 450 people.
Union organiser Alan Costello said: "It is, indeed, a sad day for the local community in Dunstable, which has also seen the loss of other major manufacturing sites within the local area.
"This is in the hands of the administrators and GMB will do its best to get the needs of the workers properly addressed."
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21 July 2008 12:03 PM
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