St Gobain to shut Leicestershire factory

Saint-Gobain PAM UK has announced plans to close its Holwell factory in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire putting 161 employees at risk of redundancy.
The materials giant will transfer manufacturing of its Access Covers and Gratings products to asister factory in Blénod in France.
St Gobain said the French plant  “has received considerable investment to significantly reduce the amount of carbon emissions associated with the manufacture and supply of these products.”The Holwe