North suffers huge blow as Seagate sheds 1,000 jobs

THE NORTH suffered a major economic blow yesterday when it was confirmed one of its “blue ribbon” technology companies was closing a plant with the loss of nearly 1,000 jobs.

US-owned Seagate Technologies told 768 permanent and 159 temporary workers at their Limavady factory in Co Derry they were being made redundant in the second half of next year.

The plant produces components for computer hard drives.