Irish brewery closes manufacturing facility

Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 25 Aug 2004 9:12

The owners of the Bass Ireland Ulster Brewery say they have failed to find a buyer for its manufacturing facility forcing them to close the west Belfast brewery, resulting in 85 job cuts.

Interbrew UK has been looking for a purchaser after a long-term contract to bottle soft drinks at the plant ended. The closure will take place in January, ending 107 years of brewing. Other operations on the site such as distribution and customer services will not be affected. A sales and distribution depot in Omagh will also remain unaffected. The company hopes to offer redeployment to about 20 of the workers.

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