UK: M&S Supplier Dewhirst Axes Plant, 435 Jobs
Clothing producer and M&S supplier, Dewhirst, on Friday blamed increased pressure on prices for its decision to axe a ladieswear factory in Swansea with the loss of 435 jobs. The Yorkshire-based company said in a statement that the production of skirts and trousers would now be transferred to its plants overseas, possibly to factories in Morocco and Turkey.