Lurgan: 500 jobs at risk at haulage company Morgan McLernon

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Morgan McLernon is a subsidiary of English-based Culina Group, which issued a statement confirming a proposal to shutter the business

Five hundred jobs are at risk in Lurgan as a refrigerated transport company has been earmarked for closure.Culina Group issued a statement confirming a proposal to shutter the business.

Morgan McLernon's website stated the company has more than 140 vehicles and has been in operation for over 50 years.In 2017, Culina Group bought a majority share in Morgan McLernon, making the Lurgan business the largest haulage operation in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland."This announcement will be devastating news for the workers at the company and for the local economy," the representative for Upper Bann said.

Mr O'Dowd said that in the absence of an executive, he would be contacting the Permanent secretary at the Department of Economy, asking what they can do to support the company and its workers.

 

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