Tom King on Shorts takeover
- Title
- Tom King on Shorts takeover
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 7 Jun 1989
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:01:55
- Description
- The Belfast aircraft and missile firm, Shorts has been sold to a Canadian company. Ulster Secretary Tom King confirmed today that the Belfast planemakers has been bought into private hands by the Canadian firm, Bombardier. Announcing the privatisation of one of Northern Ireland’s biggest employers, King said Bombadier had been chosen after lengthy negotiations with management and unions. From Belfast, Derval Fitzsimons reports.
- Contributors
- Tom King; Derval Fitzsimons
- Keywords
- Northern Ireland; Canada; Employment; Defence; Aerospace industry; Belfast; Shorts (company); Bombadier
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