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| Seagate Technology's base in Limavady may be about to close with the loss of hundreds of jobs. | Seagate Technology's base in Limavady may be about to close with the loss of hundreds of jobs. |
| The company has told the BBC it is calling all staff to a meeting later, but refused to comment on what is going to be announced. | The company has told the BBC it is calling all staff to a meeting later, but refused to comment on what is going to be announced. |
| The American-owned company employs more than 900 people in Limavady and makes components for hard disc drives. | The American-owned company employs more than 900 people in Limavady and makes components for hard disc drives. |
| The MP for the area, Gregory Campbell, said the plant's closure would have a dramatic impact on the region. | The MP for the area, Gregory Campbell, said the plant's closure would have a dramatic impact on the region. |
| "This is the largest employer, not just in Limavady, but virtually the entire north west of Northern Ireland," the DUP man said. | "This is the largest employer, not just in Limavady, but virtually the entire north west of Northern Ireland," the DUP man said. |
| "It's a manufacturing base which we're sadly losing throughout Northern Ireland, so it's going to have a dramatic impact. | "It's a manufacturing base which we're sadly losing throughout Northern Ireland, so it's going to have a dramatic impact. |
| "I'm going to be meeting management and certainly putting in a request for an urgent meeting with management today." | "I'm going to be meeting management and certainly putting in a request for an urgent meeting with management today." |
| The town's former mayor, Jack Rankin of the UUP, said he feared the entire workforce could go. | The town's former mayor, Jack Rankin of the UUP, said he feared the entire workforce could go. |
| "It will have a very big effect on the people of Limavady who work out there - people who have got young families and have mortgages. | "It will have a very big effect on the people of Limavady who work out there - people who have got young families and have mortgages. |
| "This certainly has come as a great shock to me. I hope it's only a rumour but I have my doubts." | "This certainly has come as a great shock to me. I hope it's only a rumour but I have my doubts." |
| SDLP assembly member John Dallat warned it would be the latest in a series of cuts. | |
| "We think the factory is closing. It is a disaster for the workers," he said. | |
| "We have had a series of job losses in this area and this is very bad news for the local community." | "We have had a series of job losses in this area and this is very bad news for the local community." |