R. Griggs to shut all UK factories
25/10/2002
R. Griggs Group said it would begin a 90-day consultation process at its plants in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Somerset, before moving production to two Chinese plants. More than 1,000 jobs will go as a result of the closure. The plan came under heavy fire from union leaders who said it had left the workforce ‘shocked and devastated’ and would likely result in further job losses among suppliers.