Vestas secures £6m UK grant, but stands by factory closure

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Government announces funding towards proposed offshore R&D facility on the Isle of Wight, as reports claim Vestas is preparing to try to end sit-in protest

The controversy surrounding industrial action at Vestas' wind turbine manufacturing facility on the Isle of Wight took a fresh twist yesterday. The government announced that while it had no plans to save...

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