Factory closures could be on the cards at BOC, reports The Independent. The group is expected to unveil more than 1,000 UK job losses along with its third-quarter results tomorrow.
The slowdown in the semiconductor industry has hit its vacuum technology division, BOC Edwards, which is based in Shoreham-by-Sea and Crawley.
The Independent 10/08/98 page 13
Financial Times 10/08/98 page 16 (Lex), Page 17, page 22 (Companies Diary)
The Daily Telegraph 10/08/98 page 24 (The City Checklist), page 25
