Any News From the Factory Today
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Upto 10.30 everyone was being made redundant and the factory was shutting but last minute another bidder has thrown a bid in.
Some of the workers are very fed up and they just want an end to it now as they have heard it all before.
Taken from report on Radio Wave 96.5Fm BTW
Some of the workers are very fed up and they just want an end to it now as they have heard it all before.
Taken from report on Radio Wave 96.5Fm BTW
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 15th December 14:02
This report from the Gazette however says they have been made redundant
www.blackpooltoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=62&ArticleID=1933480
www.blackpooltoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=62&ArticleID=1933480
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 15th December 14:21
From Blackpool Gazette
It's All Over At TVR
IT is the end of the road for TVR in Blackpool - as 260 workers were today made redundant.
The news workers feared, but many expected, was revealed this morning after talks to keep the crisis-hit sports car company in the resort faultered.
Workers arrived at TVR's historic Bristol Avenue factory today to be told they have lost their jobs.
They also expected to hear how talks about setting up a new company to take over car production at Bristol Avenue had collapsed because a financial package could not be put together.
But in a surprise twist union leaders were told there was a chance talks could be resurrected in the New Year.
Andy Robertson, regional organiser of the Transport and General Workers Union, said: "The circumstances are that at the moment the whole of the TVR workforce has been made redundant.
"However, there is still interest from a third party and there is a possibility that in the New Year this third party could come up with a deal.
"There are meetings going on at the moment, but we do not expect to hear anything until next week at the earliest."
Prior to today's 11th hour announcement, Mr Robertson had told The Gazette: "There is no way back - this is the end game now for TVR in Blackpool."
TVR announced in October it was out-sourcing production, possibly to Europe, next year.
A spokeswoman for TVR, which has been based in Blackpool since 1947, said: "TVR's position has not changed and we remain open to and willing to discuss any suggestion which could help the situation in Blackpool."
Unions and council chiefs had spent the past few weeks locked in talks with an un-named consortium in London.
Industry insiders said the consortium wanted to resurrect the defunct Jensen sports car brand in Blackpool, while it was hoped it could even secure a contract to make TVRs.
TVR's Russian owner Nikolai Smolenski flew north from London yesterday to inform unions how the talks had broken down.
The workers are nearing the end of a 90-day consultation period, which began in October, over redundancy.
During the last few weeks many had pinned hope on a new company coming in to save jobs.
After the broke down a spokesman for Blackpool Council, which helped broker the recent negotiations, said: "We're very disappointed to learn the talks have broken down.
"It will be a huge disappointment for everybody concerned and our thoughts are with the workers and their families at this time."
The North West Development Agency (NWDA) was also a key part of the talks.
A spokesman added: "We've been made aware the lengthy and in-depth negotiations with the proposed purchasers have fallen through despite the strenuous efforts of both the NWDA and Blackpool Council.
"We will continue to work with our partners to minimilise the impact of the local economy and its impact on the workforce."
TVR is yet to reveal where it will build its 2007 models, however rumours of a move to Italy - and the Turin-based Bertone plant - continue.
15 December 2006
It's All Over At TVR
IT is the end of the road for TVR in Blackpool - as 260 workers were today made redundant.
The news workers feared, but many expected, was revealed this morning after talks to keep the crisis-hit sports car company in the resort faultered.
Workers arrived at TVR's historic Bristol Avenue factory today to be told they have lost their jobs.
They also expected to hear how talks about setting up a new company to take over car production at Bristol Avenue had collapsed because a financial package could not be put together.
But in a surprise twist union leaders were told there was a chance talks could be resurrected in the New Year.
Andy Robertson, regional organiser of the Transport and General Workers Union, said: "The circumstances are that at the moment the whole of the TVR workforce has been made redundant.
"However, there is still interest from a third party and there is a possibility that in the New Year this third party could come up with a deal.
"There are meetings going on at the moment, but we do not expect to hear anything until next week at the earliest."
Prior to today's 11th hour announcement, Mr Robertson had told The Gazette: "There is no way back - this is the end game now for TVR in Blackpool."
TVR announced in October it was out-sourcing production, possibly to Europe, next year.
A spokeswoman for TVR, which has been based in Blackpool since 1947, said: "TVR's position has not changed and we remain open to and willing to discuss any suggestion which could help the situation in Blackpool."
Unions and council chiefs had spent the past few weeks locked in talks with an un-named consortium in London.
Industry insiders said the consortium wanted to resurrect the defunct Jensen sports car brand in Blackpool, while it was hoped it could even secure a contract to make TVRs.
TVR's Russian owner Nikolai Smolenski flew north from London yesterday to inform unions how the talks had broken down.
The workers are nearing the end of a 90-day consultation period, which began in October, over redundancy.
During the last few weeks many had pinned hope on a new company coming in to save jobs.
After the broke down a spokesman for Blackpool Council, which helped broker the recent negotiations, said: "We're very disappointed to learn the talks have broken down.
"It will be a huge disappointment for everybody concerned and our thoughts are with the workers and their families at this time."
The North West Development Agency (NWDA) was also a key part of the talks.
A spokesman added: "We've been made aware the lengthy and in-depth negotiations with the proposed purchasers have fallen through despite the strenuous efforts of both the NWDA and Blackpool Council.
"We will continue to work with our partners to minimilise the impact of the local economy and its impact on the workforce."
TVR is yet to reveal where it will build its 2007 models, however rumours of a move to Italy - and the Turin-based Bertone plant - continue.
15 December 2006
KirstM said:
I've just listened to Radio Wave news again and the workers are still in limbo and won't find out anything till the end of next weekat the earliest. They haven't been given their cards yet.
Edited by KirstM on Friday 15th December 15:05
FFS, what have these people done to deserve being treated like this??? Happy F
n` Christmas.Oh i am so confused - just got this
www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/display.var.1077709.0.workers_laid_off_as_tvr_talks_collapse.php
www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/display.var.1077709.0.workers_laid_off_as_tvr_talks_collapse.php
millie24 said:
DO has now left TVR and now works with NS??
Duh???
Although the workers have been made redundant (and been treated dreadfully
), TVR as a business are still in existance surely. So does that mean DO has bailed out of TVR? So who is the MD now then to spearhead the new outsourced production 
? And is this just speculation or an actual announcement?we have not been made redundant once again after being told we were.
when will they stop messing with our heads and let us get on with our lives, 10.20 you are being made redundant, 10 minutes later the interested party are interested again, whats that all about. 150 people layed off with no pay for 5 weeks already, what a great christmas they are going to have, if this interested party take over how many months would it be before everyone returned to work. tvr shoud do the decent thing and pay people what they owe them.
when will they stop messing with our heads and let us get on with our lives, 10.20 you are being made redundant, 10 minutes later the interested party are interested again, whats that all about. 150 people layed off with no pay for 5 weeks already, what a great christmas they are going to have, if this interested party take over how many months would it be before everyone returned to work. tvr shoud do the decent thing and pay people what they owe them.
potato muncher said:
we have not been made redundant once again after being told we were.
when will they stop messing with our heads and let us get on with our lives, 10.20 you are being made redundant, 10 minutes later the interested party are interested again, whats that all about. 150 people layed off with no pay for 5 weeks already, what a great christmas they are going to have, if this interested party take over how many months would it be before everyone returned to work. tvr shoud do the decent thing and pay people what they owe them.
These intrested parties?? Are they looking to buy the company as a whole including the name?when will they stop messing with our heads and let us get on with our lives, 10.20 you are being made redundant, 10 minutes later the interested party are interested again, whats that all about. 150 people layed off with no pay for 5 weeks already, what a great christmas they are going to have, if this interested party take over how many months would it be before everyone returned to work. tvr shoud do the decent thing and pay people what they owe them.
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