Senior kicks off £20mln restructuring programme after weak performance
The company will reduce headcount, transfer major work packages to South East Asia and close a South Carolina plant by early 2020
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Senior PLC
LON:SNR
Senior is an international manufacturing group with operations in 11 countries. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide civil aerospace, defence, diesel engine, exhaust system and energy markets.
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