Ford security guard Stewart Webster was unflappable when he saw a duck in distress outside the main gate to Bridgend Engine Plant. The entrance is adjacent to Ogmore River and he saw a duck and some ducklings gathering around a drain cover on the access road and suddenly one of them fell through the grating. “I ran over and the duck was making a noise but when I got there I had no … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Ford Kuga 2.0 6sp AWD
Kuga has been an unqualified success but Ford is not resting on laurels and has consistently refined what is the best selling SUV in its sector. We have just been testing the new and most powerful turbo-diesel which has renergised the Kuga and will capitalise on the fact that a diesel supplement has ended and there is no added penalty if you are running it as a company car. Anyone buying a … [Read more...]
Welsh engine plant will make new generation for Ford
Ford has approved an investment of £181 million at its Bridgend Engine Plant to produce a family of all-new, technologically-advanced, fuel-efficient petrol engines. The investment includes Welsh Government support of £14.67 million, with production planned to start in late 2018 and a leading authority on the industry says it is likely to lead to still more investment in future. The Ford … [Read more...]
Newslines
Ford and a shipping agency are under investigation over alleged bribes paid to speed up clearance of parts containers through the Russian port of St Petersburg. It’s Russia’s European gateway and notoriously slow in processing shipments and now a German newspaper reports two Ford employees, eight people employed by freight agency Schenker and a Russian contractor have been questioned and the … [Read more...]
Breaking news: Ford temporary jobs go in Wales
Just under 200 contract jobs are going at Ford Bridgend Engine Plant. The cut-back in May follows the end of production of a six cylinder in-line engine for Volvo. Sixty workers will be relocated to other lines in the plant making Ford four-cylinder engines and V6 and V8 cylinder engines for Jaguar Land Rover. In a statement, Ford said, “Approximately 200 temporary contract employees at … [Read more...]