The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Jobs cut fear as firm looks to close site
Engineering company plans to shake up operations
Staff at an engineering company are facing an uncertain future after plans to close one of its manufacturing sites in Stamford were announced.
Cummins Generator Technologies plans to shut its facilities in Barnack Road but intends to create a technical centre of excellence at its site in Ryhall Road in the town.
Cummins currently employs 500 people in Stamford but says the new investment will safeguard the jobs of 150 people.
The company says it hopes to keep redundancies to a minimum and will look to find alternative positions for staff at its other sites across the UK, including Peterborough where it has offices in Lynch Wood.
An announcement released by the company states: “Despite investment and efforts to improve productivity, the Barnack Road facility in Stamford remains uncompetitive and the plan is to close the facility in the next 12 months.
“However, Cummins is committed to maintaining a presence in Stamford and to providing high quality employment in the town.
“As such, it plans to invest in a new technical centre of excellence at its Ryhall Road facility, which is expected to secure long term jobs for approximately 150 people.”
A spokesperson added: “This was a difficult decision to make .
“We recognise the impact that closing our Barnack Road facility will have.”