By Graham Ruddick
11:03AM BST
31 May 2012
The defence company is battling to deal with spending cuts by the
Government and has already cut thousands of jobs in the UK
The Newcastle site is producing the Terrier
engineering vehicle but BAE says there is “no prospect of new UK
BAE has launched consultations with trade unions about cutting 330 jobs at
Newcastle as well as 280 at its munitions business in Crewe, Washington in the
north east, and Glascoed in south Wales. A further ten jobs could be lost at
BAE’s head office in Farnborough.
Following the cuts, BAE says it will consolidate its UK armoured vehicle support work in Telford .
Charlie Blakemore, BAE managing director, said: “We need to adapt to very
challenging market conditions and further reduce our overheads to drive better
value for our customers and increase our competitiveness in the export market.
“I know that this is difficult news for employees and we will do all we can
to help them through this difficult period and mitigate the proposed job losses
wherever possible.”
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