Proposed redundancies a major blow for Newry says Hughes
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes has called on the management of Glen Electric to change course following news that the company plans to cut 51 jobs from its Newry operation.
The Newry and Armagh MP said: “These proposed redundancies are devastating news for workers in Glen Electric. Working families are already struggling and the threat of redundancy is catastrophic.
“These job losses would be a major blow for Newry. Local staff have worked hard at the Newry site for decades and deserve much better than this.
“Glen Electric was established in Newry in 1973 and has grown, thanks to the efforts of its workers, into a major and profitable international company.
“Local staff worked to facilitate the transfer of products to eastern Europe on the basis that new investment in renewable energy products would follow.
“This did not happen and management must now change course to avoid these devastating job losses.
“The company is profitable and the Newry site is viable. Every effort must be made to avoid redundancies.
“I have been speaking to workers and their representatives and we will continue to support them at this time.”
Glen Electric is an interational company, reaching out to 20 different countries with around 8000 workers providing services in low carbon solutions to heating and ventilation, flame and consumer appliances, and precision cooling.
The company is privately owned by the Naughton family. After just four years in business setting up in 1972, the company acquired the Dimplex heating brand and has grown from strength to strength.
