Houchin May Close After 50 Years In Business

Proposal annnounced to close ITW GSE's only UK manufacturing facility by next March.

Source KentOnlne

Oct. 3, 2014
Operations manager Les Tindall said:it was likely a small office for sales and after sales services would remain in the UK, probably in Ashford.
Operations manager Les Tindall said:it was likely a small office for sales and after sales services would remain in the UK, probably in Ashford.

Almost 50 jobs are at risk after an aviation manufacturing company that has been in Ashford, UK, more than half a century announced it could close.

Houchin's 47 employees have been told there is a proposal in place to stop manufacturing at the global company's only UK site on December 23 and close the business in March 2015.

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