Unions and business leaders hail confidence-building Bombardier deal
Figures from both the unions and business organisations have hailed the announcement that announcement that Bombardier has won a £1bn contract to build carriages for rail franchise operator Abellio East Anglia as "a vote of confidence" for British manufacturing.
Bombardier will be making 660 carriages for Abellio at its Derby factory.
Scott Knowles, chief executive of East Midlands Chamber said: “This order is very good news, not just for Bombardier, not just for Britain’s train-building heritage, but also for all the companies... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
