Harland and Wolff confirms it is set to be placed into administration for the second time in five years.
Shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff has confirmed the business is to be placed into administration for the second time in five years.
Its main yard is in Belfast, best known for building the Titanic, with other operations at Appledore in England and Methil and Arnish in Scotland. A small number of non-core staff and others in support roles were told Monday they were losing their jobs. Navantia is the major partner in the Fleet Solid Support programme to build three Royal Navy logistics vessels with Harland and Wolff as subcontractor.
The company’s former chief executive, John Woods, told the Financial Times that the allegation of misapplication of funds was “ridiculous".GMB Union national officer Matt Roberts has said that "workers, their families and whole communities now face their lives being thrown into chaos due to chronic failures in industrial strategy and corporate mismanagement".
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