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I find it incredibly sad that that whole area (both the Shorts factory and H&W) are no longer producing anything tangible - I can remember that I used to look at the place in awe whenever entering or leaving Belfast while serving on Northern Ireland Patrol (Ton boats) in the 70's and early 80's, I suppose the decline had already set in by then.
It is no wonder that the lads were demoralised - how on earth can you have a HoD with no relevant industry experience - Did H&W have an HR department, or were they as hacked off as the guys on the shop floor?
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