Ford lays off workers

[the gardener]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hamp ... 576456.stm

So how come people have long waits for vans then - Ford are jerking someone around

[MrMPuk]

They've not layed anyone off, they just aren't continuing their short term contracts. Production always slows down this time of year.

Although with all the other news coming out the plant it's not looking good for it's future.

[coconut]

They've not layed anyone off, they just aren't continuing their short term contracts. Production always slows down this time of year.

Although with all the other news coming out the plant it's not looking good for it's future.

Especially when the mk8 goes into production because it isnt aloud to be built at southampton

[madmark]

mk8 only just getting used to the mk7!

[transitgeoff]

why cant it be built there not that im gonna be getting one

[MrMPuk]

They've not layed anyone off, they just aren't continuing their short term contracts. Production always slows down this time of year.

Although with all the other news coming out the plant it's not looking good for it's future.

Especially when the mk8 goes into production because it isnt aloud to be built at southampton

How do you mean?

[transitgeoff]

maybe its the salty air rots away the 1 micron thick steel there now going to use

[coconut]

My dad was talking to one of his customers, who is a some sort of research & developement for the new models, and he was telling him that when the mk8 goes into production (not to distant future by all accounts) it wont be aloud to be built at southampton, but dad not really thinking didnt ask him many details, so not much more info than that at the minute im afraid

[transitgeoff]

well im sticking with my guess until you prove its some other reason

[coconut]

well im sticking with my guess until you prove its some other reason

[Daveyboy]

Will they add another plant or will all production be shifted to Turkey, I was under the impession (probably wrongly) that swb's were built in the UK?

[transitgeoff]

they cant wait to depart the UK

[transitgeoff]

and arent/wasnt soton council being priks by telling ford the building was listed and that

[MrMPuk]

and arent/wasnt soton council being priks by telling ford the building was listed and that

I'm not sure who it is that decides this but to be honest the building does have a lot of history.

[transitgeoff]

yeh spitfires and that BUT history is one thing isnt it but large scale employment is another, a museum wont do much for the local economy will it, these councils want to wake up mugs, when ford have gone they will realise, big empty site , i know we have Dagenham and the Aveley plant near me