Medical manufacturing firm Zimmer Biomet says it will end production in Bridgend, risking 540 jobs.
By Paul PigottAn American medical manufacturing firm's plans to close a plant in south Wales, putting 540 jobs at risk, is shocking an MP has said.
Zimmer Biomet, which makes hip and knee replacements, said on Thursday it would need "significant investment" to keep its Bridgend plant open. Jamie Wallis, the MP for Bridgend, said the announcement was "absolutely shocking, it's still not sunk in"."It's a case of trying to recovering from... that shock," he told. "What we can do now is trying to work with the company now and trying to help those affected."
He said Zimmer Bioment had "outright promised me if they ever became aware of the jobs being at risk they would let me know". Instead he said he found out an hour before the closure announcement was made, which he called "unacceptable".
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