Barbour redundancy terms accepted
by Editor (15 February 2008)
Workers accept redundancy terms being offered at clothing firm J Barbour & Sons' factory in the Borders.
Workers at the closure-threatened J Barbour & Sons factory in the Borders have voted unanimously to accept redundancy terms offered by the firm.
It was announced on Friday that the plant was to shut at the end of the month with the loss of 46 jobs.
Unite union regional industrial organiser Tony Trench said it was a "sad day" for manufacturing.