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Michelin is to close the metallic fabric department at its tyre factory in Stoke-on-Trent by March 2008, with the loss of 45 jobs. 06-Nov-2007 Michelin is to shed 90 of the 1,000 jobs at its tyre factory in Dundee, as part of a reorganisation that will involve investment in new plant. 31-Aug-2006 Michelin has pledged to invest £5m in the modernisation of its tyre factory in Stoke-on-Trent. 08-Feb-2005 Michelin is to invest £14m at its tyre factory in Ballymena, in order to support 12 efficiency projects and introduce new technology to the site. 06-Aug-2004 Michelin's ATS subsidiary has sold WSTyremasters to Stapleton's Tyre Services for undisclosed terms, which will involve the transfer of six tyre distribution centres. 15-Feb-2002 Michelin is to close its truck tyre plant in Burnley in March and stop producing steel cord in Stoke in September, with the loss of 732 jobs in total. 17-Oct-2001 Michelin is to shed 950 jobs when its Stoke-on-Trent factory stops producing tyres for new cars and vans next year, but 1,400 workers will be retained to make retreads for trucks, steel cords and moulds. 18-Oct-2000 Michelin is launching a recruitment drive in North Staffordshire, in order to help fill about 230 vacancies that have arisen from the closure of eight UK sales offices and the centralisation of the operation at Riverside Park in Stoke. 11-Jul-2000 Michelin is to cut 473 of the 2,700 jobs at its Stoke-on-Trent tyre factory by the end of the year, but £11m will be invested in buildings and equipment. 12-Jan-2000 Michelin is planning to reduce its European workforce by 7,500 over the next three years, which could impact some of the 2,900 workers at its tyre factory in Stoke-on-Trent. 10-Sep-1999 Michelin is to cut production at its tyre factory in Stoke due to a fall in demand, prompting speculation that jobs will be lost. 09-Jun-1999 Michelin has confirmed plans to develop a 55-acre industrial park and hotel at Sideway near Stoke-on-Trent, creating up to 1,200 jobs. 12-May-1999
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