Overview

• Alexander Dennis announced it will centralize its UK bus body manufacturing at its Scarborough facility, closing its Falkirk plant and suspending Larbert lines, putting up to 400 jobs at risk.
• Scottish ministers, including Kate Forbes and John Swinney, have held extensive discussions with Alexander Dennis and parent NFI to explore measures to prevent redundancies.
• The UK Government has encouraged a furlough scheme for affected employees to provide temporary relief while talks continue.
• Alexander Dennis says the move aims to lower operating costs and boost efficiency in the absence of domestic content incentives under current UK policy.
• GMB Scotland condemned the plan as a “hammer blow” to communities still recovering from recent refinery closures and urged ministers and the company to safeguard local jobs.