More than 250 workers at an engineering company in the North are being made redundant.
FG Wilson, a designer and builder of diesel and gas generators, said it was proposing a cut of 260 in its permanent workforce because of a fall-off in orders. Last month 160 agency workers were paid off at the US-owned company. FG Wilson is part of the US group Caterpillar.
At the same time, 146 workers are being laid off for four to six weeks at a Co Tyrone company which manufactures machinery used in the construction industry.
Fintec said it was confident the staff would all be back working at the Ballygawley plant after the lay-off..
