New textile factory to take on disabled workers

Posted on 15 Jan 2014 by The Manufacturer

A new textile company, which is to manufacture uniforms for the NHS, has taken on 26 disabled workers who lost their jobs after the closure of local Remploy factories.

Haven, which is to open a new facility in the Scottish city of Stirling, will recruit the workers made redundant as a result of last year’s factory closures. The new business, awarded a three-year, £4.5m contract with the NHS, was launched yesterday by Scottish health secretary Alex Neil and enterprise minister Fergus Ewing. It provides…

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