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UK HP factory closed

Out Saucing to blame
Thursday, 24 August 2006, 08:16
HP in the UK has become the victim of out-saucing with more than 120 jobs in Birmingham to go overseas.

Despite the fact that the bottle has an image of the Houses of Parliament and is probably one of Britain's cultural icons, the owners, Heinz, have decided to go off shore.

This will mean that the factory in Aston will have to shut its doors. Staff told of Heinz vice-president David Hobin said the plant would close by March next year and shift to Holland mostly because it was too expensive to run.

Maybe they should have tried open sauce.

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