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Ford’s Bridgend site attracts interest from diverse business enterprises

21st January 2020

Hope for new business use for Ford's Bridgend engine plant... Robin Roberts (Wheels Within Wales) reports. Five major international companies have expressed interest in taking over the whole of the Ford Bridgend Engine Plant site, it was revealed today. They are among 21 businesses who have expressed interest in the 1.2M sqft site when Ford end production there in September, said … [Read more...]

Reasons put forward by Ford for closing the Bridgend engine plant… and what will happen next at the site?

7th June 2019

Ford face triple dilemma at Bridgend... ...By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Global demand for the Ford triple-cylinder EcoBoost petrol engine is lower than expected and has driven the decision to close its production line in Bridgend next February. Stuart Rowley (pictured left), president, Ford of Europe, in a conference call said the employees and management at Bridgend … [Read more...]

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