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Hosiery firm Adria shutters County Tyrone unit

07 Apr '06
1 min read

A County Tyrone textile company will be downing its shutters and in the process, causing 200 jobs losses.

Strabane-based hosiery firm Adria said that the closure is necessitated due to an increase in competition within the sector.

A spokesperson for Adria said that the firm employed dedicated management team and a loyal workforce but economics of the world related to the textile sector has been unfavorable to Adria.

The closure announcement comes after around 360 jobs were axed last year, and a further 65 jobs struck off the muster just before Christmas.

With these cuts, the struggling company will be left with a workforce of 40 in the Strabane area.

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