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• Thermo King, manufacturers of temperature-controlled systems for trucks and

18th January 2001
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trailers, is to close its Dublin plant as demand for the company's products slows.

The decision has come as a surprise to the company's 260 employees, who had taken pride in Dublin's reputation as the company's "flagship plant".

The Bianchardstown site is expected to close in April with production being phased out over the next few months.

In a statement, the company says the closure is "part of a corporate-wide plan to rationalise manufacturing operations to improve efficiency and better position the company for the future."

However, a company spokesman admits: "The market has been quite flat. The trucking industry is feeling the pinch and that has had an effect on demand [for Thermo King products]." Up to 260 jobs MI be affected but the company will continue to employ 600 people at its Galway plant Thermo King has 15 sites and employs 5,000 people worldwide.

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Locations: Dublin, Bianchardstown

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