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Shirt-maker announces job losses Job losses as shirt orders fall
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Up to 70 jobs are to go at a County Londonderry shirt-makers because of falling orders.Up to 70 jobs are to go at a County Londonderry shirt-makers because of falling orders.
The Savile Row Company said it was making the job cuts at its Castledawson factory. The Savile Row Company is making the job cuts at its Castledawson factory - leaving just 30 people there.
The company has now entered into formal consultation with the GMB union over the redundancies. The GMB union, which is having formal consultations with the firm, said it was hopeful jobs could be saved.
Managing director Jeffrey Doltis said the firm was sorry to make the announcement "but the reality is that we have no choice". The firm's managing director, Jeffrey Doltis, said it was sorry to make the announcement "but the reality is that we have no choice".
He added: "We face increasing international competition from EU and other countries in the Mediterranean region.He added: "We face increasing international competition from EU and other countries in the Mediterranean region.
"We've struggled to maintain competitiveness and therefore existing customer relationships are coming to an end.""We've struggled to maintain competitiveness and therefore existing customer relationships are coming to an end."
The company will continue to make shirts at its Castledawson factory, where its mail order business is also based.The company will continue to make shirts at its Castledawson factory, where its mail order business is also based.
It said it planned to relocate its call centre to Castledawson and that this would create new jobs in the near future.It said it planned to relocate its call centre to Castledawson and that this would create new jobs in the near future.
The Savile Row Company was established in 1938 and has been manufacturing shirts in Northern Ireland since 1966.The Savile Row Company was established in 1938 and has been manufacturing shirts in Northern Ireland since 1966.
At its height the company had four factories in Northern Ireland and about 750 workers.