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Royal Doulton is planning to transfer 63 prestige pottery production workers from Burslem to a Wedgwood site in Barlaston, as part of the merger between the two companies. 02-Mar-2005 Royal Doulton has received a £70m takeover offer from Waterford Wedgwood of Ireland. 25-Oct-2004 Royal Doulton is to close its Nile Street pottery in Stoke-on-Trent by mid-2005 with the loss of 525 jobs, but has also confirmed plans to open a 20,000 sq ft factory and visitor centre at nearby Festival Park. 29-Mar-2004 Royal Doulton has announced the loss of a further 250 jobs at its pottery operations in Stoke-on-Trent, and the closure of its Beswick factory has been brought forward by six months. 18-Nov-2002 Royal Doulton is to close its Beswick pottery in Stoke-on-Trent with the loss of 200 jobs. 30-Sep-2002 Royal Doulton is to invest £6m refitting many of its 300 shops around the world, and the fascia will change to Doulton & Co. 27-May-2002 Royal Doulton is to close the Royal Albert ceramics factory in Stoke-on-Trent with the loss of 500 jobs in order to transfer production to Indonesia, while a further 500 jobs will be lost through the closure of 100 of its 400 retail outlets. 14-Feb-2002 Royal Doulton is to shed a further 360 jobs at its potteries in Stoke-on-Trent, following a downturn in the ceramics market. 26-Oct-2001 Royal Doulton has sold its Caithness Glass glassware subsidiary in Scotland to Royal Worcester & Spode for £6.1m. 17-Jul-2001 Royal Doulton has announced a further 93 job losses at its ceramics business in Stoke-on-Trent. 18-May-2001 Royal Doulton is to close the Holland Studio Craft works in Longton at the end of the year with the loss of 45 jobs, in order to move production to China or Thailand. 22-Feb-2001 Royal Doulton is planning to relocate its headquarters and 280 staff from Minton House in Stoke to a new office complex and factory shop at Etruria Valley. 03-Aug-2000 Royal Doulton is to sell its Royal Crown Derby subsidiary to a management buy-out team for £16m, securing 250 jobs. 08-Jun-2000 Royal Doulton is planning to invest £6.5m in its three Stoke-on-Trent factories, in order to introduce state-of-the art manufacturing technology and improve efficiency. 24-Mar-2000 Royal Doulton is to cut 100 jobs at two of its pottery factories in Stoke-on-Trent. 14-Jan-2000 Royal Doulton, the manufacturer of fine china, is raising £31m in a share offer in order to improve its financial position. 23-Jul-1999 Royal Doulton is to close its glassworks in Stourbridge with the loss of 40 jobs, as part of a nationwide restructuring programme. 18-Feb-1999 Royal Doulton is to cut more than 1,000 jobs at china factories in Stoke and overseas. 10-Dec-1998
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