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Toyota Castleford closure

Toyota Castleford depot is about to make its new product and prepeare for sale engineers redundant on 1 Oct ,management say it is to close to depot to save money ie running costs of the building.Yet (this is a cracker) they are keeping one engineer in the building to work on the demo fleet ,it will cost the same to heat and light the building no matter how many people are in the buliding.
  • Posted 10 Sep 2010 06:14
  • By onlymeee
  • joined 11 Jun'10 - 6 messages
  • West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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onlymee - unfortunaly old school toyota is no longer

unfortunatly?

its a case of the tail wagging the dog

a toyota rep is not a toyota rep when they say we do it the bt way and drive a ford mondeo.
who is running tmh now bt / toyota.
  • Posted 15 Oct 2010 05:54
  • Modified 15 Oct 2010 06:05 by poster
  • By profg
  • joined 12 Jan'10 - 13 messages
  • gwent, United Kingdom
You should not be surprised this is the UK lift truck industry, I honestly dont think it matters what brand you work for. Not having worked for Toyota, it does surprise me as this does fly in the face of the public persona! Maybe I am as gullible as ther are uncaring. Hope you get employment elsewhere soon.
  • Posted 14 Oct 2010 17:25
  • By clem
  • joined 20 Jan'06 - 7 messages
  • Berkshire, United Kingdom
Dont tell us your surprised? there not managers cos they couldnt manage a p... up in a brewery like most there only in it for the money and perks as for really caring about the guys that do the job on the road or in the workshops they couldnt care a Toss
  • Posted 3 Oct 2010 01:16
  • Modified 3 Oct 2010 01:17 by poster
  • By powerlifter
  • joined 17 Mar'09 - 306 messages
  • united kingdom, United Kingdom
last day at castleford and not one senior management person came to say goodbye to the staff who were being made redundant or wish them well.
  • Posted 2 Oct 2010 16:26
  • By onlymeee
  • joined 11 Jun'10 - 6 messages
  • West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
the company secretary at castleford has just jumped ship......well end of the year!
  • Posted 1 Oct 2010 22:12
  • Modified 27 Oct 2010 01:35 by poster
  • By BobbyT
  • joined 25 Dec'08 - 31 messages
  • Wilts, United Kingdom
There is to be one demo engineer, one parts man and about 6 office staff to remain in the whole building, rumour has it that the building has already been sold, word is that by January 2011 the remaining staff will be made redundant, though you try getting Toyota's directors to admit that.
  • Posted 13 Sep 2010 05:53
  • By onlymeee
  • joined 11 Jun'10 - 6 messages
  • West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
If you read Onlymeee's post it is staying open, with one engineer who will do some PDI's etc.
  • Posted 12 Sep 2010 05:20
  • By AndyPandy
  • joined 26 Oct'07 - 175 messages
  • Staffordshire, WM, United Kingdom
Come on Dave160 we all know what higher management are like for lying there *** off.
  • Posted 12 Sep 2010 05:01
  • By powerlifter
  • joined 17 Mar'09 - 306 messages
  • united kingdom, United Kingdom
A good engineer is a helpful engineer
I thought Toyota was keeping Castleford open
  • Posted 11 Sep 2010 05:25
  • By DAVE160
  • joined 7 Jun'08 - 147 messages
  • yorkshire, United Kingdom

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