End Of The Road For Motorola's Bathgate Factory
News The closure of Motorola's Bathgate factory on Monday shows that not even a Prime Minister can defy the tech slump. It emerged back in April that the US mobile phone giant was planning to cease manufacturing handsets at its factory in Bathgate...
[July 23, 2001, 14:03]
Motorola To Suspend Mobile Phone Production
News All shopfloor workers at the factory at Bathgate will take a holiday between Monday 9 and Friday 20 April, with shifts being moved back to the end of this year. In October 1999, the company announced plans to recruit an extra 1,000 employees at...
[March 5, 2001, 9:15]
Blair Intervenes To Prevent 3,000 Mobile Job Losses
News A spokeswoman for the Scottish Executive is reported to have described the future of the factory, at Bathgate in West Lothian, as bleak. ZDNet reported last month that the Bathgate manufacturing plant was going to suspend production for two weeks...
[April 10, 2001, 18:15]
News Roundup: April Brings Showers Of Job Losses
News Union members claim that, despite the intervention of the prime minister, Motorola is poised to close its factory at Bathgate, Scotland, with the loss of over 3,000 jobs. Tue, 24 Apr Prime minister's personal plea wasn't enough to stop the closure...
[April 19, 2001, 13:02]
Fears For Motorola's Scottish Chip Plants
News The company recently announced the closure of two semiconductor factories in Arizona, and recently shut another Scottish factory at Bathgate. According to ZDNet sources within Motorola, staff had been told earlier this year that the South...
[August 23, 2001, 17:21]
Union Hails Government Efforts To Save Mobile Jobs
News Rival manufacturer Motorola is planning to close a factory in Bathgate, Scotland, with the loss of 3,000 jobs, despite the efforts of the government -- which included a personal plea to the head of Motorola from prime minister Tony Blair.
[May 23, 2001, 12:01]
Motorola Defies Tony Blair And Shuts Scottish Factory
News Over 3,000 Scottish workers are facing redundancy after UK mobile firm Motorola confirmed that it was to close its factory at Bathgate, despite the personal intervention of prime minister Tony Blair two weeks ago.
[April 24, 2001, 14:07]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog This involved drinking heavily with pagans one evening, and going to the launch of a book of poetry the next -- which ended up at a disco in the Bathgate British Legion. Bathgate is a post-industrial working-class Scottish town, and isn't shy about...
[May 16, 2003, 17:59]
600 Jobs Lost At NEC's Scottish Chip Plant
News However, Scotland has already seen recent job cuts in the tech sector, with Motorola's Bathgate manufacturing plant closing only last week. Scotland was a victim of the tech slump once again when NEC announced on Tuesday that it planned to cut 600...
[July 31, 2001, 11:56]
IDF: Intel Sees Recovery Ahead
News This has resulted in the closure of factories in Britain, such as Motorola's Bathgate plant -- while Gateway's factory in Ireland is expected to shut soon after the company completes a compulsory consultation process with workforce representatives.
[August 28, 2001, 12:15]
3G Network Operator Announces Jobs Boost
News Over 3,000 jobs were lost when Motorola closed a factory at Bathgate, while PC maker Compaq also shut a Scottish factory. Six hundred new jobs are to be created in Scotland by Hutchison 3G, which is planning to base a customer care centre in Glasgow.
[November 14, 2001, 16:23]
Cisco Ditches Scottish Factory Merger
News Motorola provoked criticism from government ministers when it shut its plant at Bathgate, which employed over 3,000 people. Cisco has denied claims that its decision not to merge two Glasgow factories into one operation will cost thousands of high...
[January 28, 2002, 17:42]
Future Of Another Motorola Factory In Doubt
News The decision to close Motorola's Bathgate factory last month came despite a personal plea by prime minister Tony Blair. Union fears that 600 jobs could be in jeopardy after Motorola admits it is seeking a buyer for one of its Scottish semiconductor...
[May 10, 2001, 11:19]
Union Will Fight To Save UK Mobile Jobs
News According to several trade unions this is a particular problem when jobs could be at risk, as is the case with Motorola's factory in Bathgate. Union leaders will meet with Swedish mobile phone firm Ericsson early next week in an attempt to save UK...
[April 20, 2001, 13:48]
Union Criticises Gateway Closures
News When Motorola announced the closure of its factory in Bathgate, Scotland, last April, it refused to talk to any union officials. Unions have offered to assist workers who are facing redundancy following Gateway's withdrawal from the UK and Ireland...
[August 9, 2001, 13:15]
NEC's Scotland Pullout Threatens 450 Jobs
News In nearby Bathgate, 3,000 workers were axed last July when mobile phone maker Motorola closed its factory despite the personal intervention of Prime Minister Tony Blair. Scotland's high-tech sector looks set to suffer another blow after electronics...
[May 27, 2002, 11:44]
