400 jobs at risk as bus maker plans shutdown of Scottish sites – Up to 400 jobs are at risk after a bus manufacturer announced plans to move operations to England.
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400 jobs at risk as bus maker plans shutdown of Scottish sites – Up to 400 jobs are at risk after a bus manufacturer announced plans to move operations to England.
by Sulla_Sexy_Sulla
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I remember it wasn’t so long ago when Alexander Dennis was the great hope for manufacturing in Scotland. Had lots of work, big contracts, and industry recognition.
Feels bad if it’s coming to an end.
Let me get this straight – we could buy buses for use in the UK – from a company in the UK – with its employees making the buses, paying tax. Instead the bus companies would rather get cheap buses from China – cash out flow, not tax, loss of skills – saving some cash in the short term but long term costs coming.
Just once I wish policy was not about how to save a few quid and just see that some things are worth paying extra for.
>Scottish Labour accused the Scottish government of “selling out” workers saying out of 252 potential orders from the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund buses, only 44 were awarded to Alexander Dennis.
>A much bigger order, for 254 electric buses, came for the Bee Network in Greater Manchester.
>Scottish Labour MP for Falkirk, Euan Stainbank, said: “The reality is the company has not had a consistent pipeline of work because the SNP has been selling out Scottish workers by buying too many buses from abroad.
>”Greater Manchester bought more than five times as many buses from Alexander Dennis in Falkirk than the entire Scottish government scheme to date.
>”That is an astonishing industrial failure from the SNP.”
Difficult to argue with that.
More Brit-washing, so exhausting.
>That is an astonishing industrial failure from the SNP.
What a pathetic, overdramatic statement. Typical Labour.
>The stark reality is that current UK policy does not allow for the incentivisation or reward of local content, job retention and creation, nor does it encourage any domestic economic benefit.
Another quote conveniently ignored by Labour and those parroting them.
Right on the heels of Grangemouth refinery being closed 6 miles in the other direction.
We are in danger of losing most of our manufacturing in Scotland/UK. What do we actually make now?
That’s a double hit for Falkirk area if they close along with the refinery.
Problem is you can’t compete if outside businesses are selling same thing for 70% of what you’re charging.
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