Engineering firm sheds 90 more jobs.ENGINEE RING firm Powerscreen is to make 90 people redundant, it announced yesterday. It will shed more workers at Dungannon Dungannon District (pop., 2001: 47,735), Northern Ireland. Created in 1973, it extends from Lough Neagh to the district of Fermanagh and from the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains to the River Blackwater and the republic of Ireland. , Co Tyrone, following the slowdown in orders worldwide. It manufactures mobile screening equipment used in the construction, mining and recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. industries at the affected centre and employs 490 staff. A spokeswoman said: "Because of reduced market demands, we are looking to consolidate our operations to maximise efficiencies to ensure we remain competitive." At the end of last year Powerscreen made 70 employees redundant. Meanwhile Seagate Technology (company) Seagate Technology - A major manufacturer of hard disk drives, founded in 1979 as "Shugart Technology" by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner. That name is on the original patents for the 5.25" hard disk drive. plans a 10 per cent reduction in working hours and pay for employees at its Derry plant. |
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