Summary
TODAY will be another grim milestone for the Welsh manufacturing industry, with another iconic factory - Hoover's plant in Merthyr Tydfil - closing its doors Although the company wants to keep its headquarters and warehouse on the site, production will cease with the loss of 337 jobs. The initial decision was announced some time ago but the bitterness at the blow today will be none the less for that.
Hoover has a deeply felt presence in the town, as integral to the community as coal and steel were to Merthyr's neighbouring valleys.See the full content of this document
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Town Deserves Help to March Into the Future ; Western Mail Comment
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