{"id":2544,"date":"2018-09-25T10:15:25","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T10:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/hundreds-of-job-losses-as-drugs-firm-to-close-grimsby-site\/"},"modified":"2018-09-25T10:15:25","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T10:15:25","slug":"hundreds-of-job-losses-as-drugs-firm-to-close-grimsby-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/hundreds-of-job-losses-as-drugs-firm-to-close-grimsby-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of job losses as drugs firm to close Grimsby site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hundreds of jobs will be lost when a major employer in Grimsby closes its pharmaceutical factory as part of “global transformation”.<\/p>\n

Drugs firm Novartis employs about 400 people at the site off Moody Lane in the town but it is to close by 2020.<\/p>\n

The firm says the job losses are part of a major restructuring of operations.<\/p>\n

Cleethorpes Conservative MP Martin Vickers said the announcement was “a massive blow” which had knock-on implications for the area.<\/p>\n

Novartis said the move was “not linked to the UK decision to leave the European Union”.<\/p>\n

“Novartis has been a part of the Grimsby community for many years so this has been a very difficult decision,” a company statement said.<\/p>\n

“The Grimsby site is an effective, well-running operation that is testament to the hard-working and dedicated employees.”<\/p>\n