Weak pound boosting our last great export again - weapons

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Weltchy replied

26 November 2009, 14:34
I use the Broadoak Social Club. Guess there will be a few more people drowning their sorrows on Friday then!
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Churchill replied

26 November 2009, 14:20
Wahey!

I'm off to New Malden on Wednesday!

Not BAE though...
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Mich the Tester replied

26 November 2009, 14:15
Boomed.
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DimPrawn started a topic Weak pound boosting our last great export again - weapons

26 November 2009, 14:12
Weak pound boosting our last great export again - weapons

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8380481.stm

Defence giant BAE Systems plans to cut 642 UK jobs over the next two years because of a downturn in its workload.

The jobs will go at eight sites across the UK in its Integrated System Technologies Business, which produces surveillance and command systems.

The sites affected are Portsmouth, Chelmsford, Christchurch, Isle of Wight, Filton, Frimley (Surrey), Hillend (Fife) and south-west London.

Unions expressed "serious concerns" over the loss of skilled jobs.

JOB CUTS BREAKDOWN

Broadoak, Portsmouth: 220
Chelmsford, Essex: 86
Christchurch, Dorset: 23
Cowes, Isle of Wight: 125
Filton, Bristol: 10
Frimley, Surrey: 99
Hillend, Fife: 52
New Malden, Surrey: 22
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