Vestas slashes 3,000 European jobs in readiness for slow 2011

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Danish wind turbine manufacturer says it must retain competitiveness after confirming 2011 orders are likely to fall compared with 2010

Around 3,000 European Vestas staff are set to lose their jobs after the Danish wind turbine manufacturer said that it expects market growth to be weaker than expected next year. The world's largest...

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