The company said there would be a phased shut down of the factory in east Hull over a period of two to three years.

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The firm said there would be a phased shut down of the factory in east Hull over a period of two to three years.

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So next month, GM will shut down for a week the factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where the sports car is made.

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Rangeland was shut down after a sample at the factory tested positive for 75% horse DNA in raw ingredient.

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Imagine being a 45 or 50 year old man or woman who has supported the family by showing up each day for a factory shift only to find yourself now facing life after the factory has shut down in the face of a move offshore or as a result of an economy that put the owner out of business.

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Later he had to shut down the factory for two months after recalling a phone with a faulty keypad.

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The company said there would be a phased shut down of the Hedon Road factory over two to three years.

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The BBC meanwhile reports that Toshiba has shut down one of its two LCD plants to recalibrate sensitive equipment, while Hitachi has also shut a damaged Tokyo factory.

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Critics complain that no one makes anything in Silicon Valley anymore, a two-decade-long gripe that arcs from Apple s decision to shut down its Fremont, California factory in 1992 through Intel s shuttering of its last Silicon Valley chip-fabrication plant in 2009.

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