Jobs are under threat at Marine & General

Saturday 25th June 2011, 2:29PM BST.

David Norman, President of the Guernsey Marine Traders Association A DECLINE in the need for specialist machine fittings could see up to six jobs go at Marine & General.

Managing director David Norman (pictured) confirmed that the company, based at the Shipyard, St Sampson’s Harbour, was reducing the operations of its machine shop and fittings section.

‘We’re in the process of negotiations with a small number of employees,’ he said.

‘We won’t know how many people will be made redundant until we’ve finished the consultation process.

‘It’s very sad when these things happen but sometimes you have to have a change of direction.’

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Roy Gueno

June 25, 2011 at 10:37 pm

This is a shame, the lads are always willing to help out, even after normal working hours in The Mariners they could find that missing washer for the Seagull Outboard.

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