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General Motors announces that the new Vauxhall Astra will be built at the plant, securing 2000 jobs.
UK manufacturers in the construction industry are exhibiting at BIS to highlight the industry’s multi-billion pound contribution to the UK economy.
Adult Learners Week, which runs from 12-18 May 2012, celebrates learning and inspires thousands through events around the UK.
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Make it in Great Britain
The Make it in Great Britain campaign aims to transform outdated opinions of modern manufacturing and dispel the myth that Britain ‘doesn’t make anything anymore’.
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New investment for Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant is welcomed by staff at the plant and BIS ministers.
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