The move by Glen Electric (part of the Glex Dimplex group), which was established in the city on 1973, has come as a shock locally. “These proposed redundancies are devastating news for workers in Glen Electric,” said the Newry and Armagh representative. “Glen Electric was established in Newry in 1973 and has grown, thanks to the efforts of its workers, into a major and profitable international company. Shamefully, this comes on the heels of previous promises to invest in the decades-old Newry site, leaving workers totally blindsided by the about-turn. When we approached Glen Electric for comment they made no statement.