New investment uses for the Ford Bridgend Engine Plant site have been identified after it closes in just over a year. The future of the 189-acre site is one of the priorities identified by the Ford Bridgend Taskforce, chaired by Welsh Automotive Forum Chairman Richard Parry-Jones, who was also Ford's senior engineer in the 1990s and later. Chairman Richard Parry-Jones emphasised the need to … [Read more...]
Ford Bridgend Engine Plant closure confirmed
Workers at Ford Bridgend Engine Plant were this morning told it’s closing after 40 years. The company called a mass meeting in the plant and it comes after many months of speculation surrounding its operations and future, and manager Wallace Yarwood broke the news to a hushed crowd with only one worker shouting "Poor show". The GMB union said it would be "hammer blow" to workers and the … [Read more...]