Monthly Archives: July 2012

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Ulster Unionist MLAs took the opportunity to question Ulster Bank senior managers at Thursday morning’s Enterprise, Trade Investment committee at Stormont. Speaking after the meeting, Economy spokesperson and Mid-Ulster MLA Sandra Overend said; “I welcome the fact that the Ulster Bank sent such a senior team to appear in front of the Committee. There was a frank exchange of views and some in depth questioning and I feel they provided us with more information than had previously been the case. This episode has been an absolute disaster for Ulster Bank. They were slow to respond, slow to explain the situation and in particular were slow to explain exactly what the problem was and why it had occurred. Deadlines kept moving and people simply did not know where they stood. I challenged the Ulster Bank as to whether or not they had learned from these communication failures, in relation to both customers … Continue reading →

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With most of the job losses expected to be at the generator firm’s Larne plant, the town is bracing itself for the knock-on effect on the local economy. East Antrim MP and Finance Minister Sammy Wilson appeared to be as shocked as anyone at the news of restructuring and the transfer of part of the business to China, revealing he had been told by the company only three weeks ago that, having survived the worst of global recession, production had increased to peak 2008 levels. Mr Wilson spoke of working with the American Caterpillar Inc subsidiary to explore ways of filling the void, while fellow MLAs urged the Executive to take action to protect jobs. FG Wilson, which produces diesel and gas generators mainly for export, has plants in Larne, Monkstown and Springvale, Belfast. In making shock twin announcements on Monday, the company said its objective was “keeping the business … Continue reading →