UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of a major employer in Calne amid claims from staff the Fabrinet UK factory is closing.
The UK branch of the multinational electronics manufacturer, located on Harris Road in Port Marsh Industrial Estate, has been operating since 1977 but culd be set to shut - with the company yet to comment on its future.
A number of employees at the factory spoken to by the Gazette and Herald have claimed the branch will cease trading at the end of March and the factory will shut.
One source estimates 100 jobs will be lost as a result.
One employee posted on LinkedIn: “Unfortunately the news is true. Fabrinet UK will cease trading on March 31 this year. It has been a fun ride, but all good things come to an end.”
Fabrinet UK recorded a loss of £840,000 across the year ending June 2021. In itsaccounts for that year general manager Simon Hopcraft listed a loss of market share and downturn in customer demand as the principal risks to its future.
Over the last 45 years the factory has manufactured electronic products under several names, most recently Exception EMS Ltd, but has been Fabrinet UK since 2017.
Fabrinet UK has been contacted for confirmation multiple times, but has so far declined to comment.
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