Glaxo Wellcome is expected to close UK plants as part of a worldwide restructuring of the business.
The company plans to slash the workforce by one-fifth. Plants at risk in the UK include Dartford in Kent; Barnard Castle in County Durham; Ware, Herefordshire; Speke, Merseyside; and Beckenham, Kent.
Glaxo has been shifting production to lower cost sites outside the UK for a number of years. The company has operations in Singpore and Argentina.
Financial Times 27/09/99 page 30
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The Guardian 27/09/99 page 25
