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| Rolls-Royce Ansty to lose 378 defence jobs | Rolls-Royce Ansty to lose 378 defence jobs |
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| Rolls-Royce is to close its UK defence operations in Ansty, near Coventry. | Rolls-Royce is to close its UK defence operations in Ansty, near Coventry. |
| The union Unite has blamed government defence cuts for the closure, which will mean 378 job losses. | The union Unite has blamed government defence cuts for the closure, which will mean 378 job losses. |
| The company, which employs about 800 people at Ansty, said it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies. | |
| Unite national officer for aerospace and shipbuilding, Ian Waddell, said: "The underlying reason for the job losses is the government's defence spending cuts." | Unite national officer for aerospace and shipbuilding, Ian Waddell, said: "The underlying reason for the job losses is the government's defence spending cuts." |
| A spokesperson for Rolls-Royce said: "We are in consultation with trade unions over reductions in our defence workforce at Ansty. | |
| "We hope to achieve this without compulsory redundancies. | |
| "In a large and complex company there is a continuing need to align resource and customer demand." | |
| The move comes in response to an internal study that reviewed the Rolls-Royce defence aerospace business in Ansty and Bristol. | |
| The site at Ansty, six miles to the east of Coventry City Centre, is also a base for civil aerospace business which is not expected to be affected. |