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Aga due to lay off 35 staff

The Aga company is set to lay off 35 staff from its two bases in Shropshire.

The company, which has premises in Coalbrookdale and Ketley in Telford, is cutting the jobs to reduce costs.

The company cut 15 jobs at the end of December from its Coalbrookdale operation, made up of factory workers, and in the latest round of cutbacks, 20 office staff from its Ketley site will lose their jobs at the end of this month.

A spokesman for Aga Rangemaster said tough decisions had to be taken by company bosses to secure its future.

He said: “This is a very regrettable part of our cost-cutting initiatives.

“However we employ over 2,600 people and we have to ensure that the business is in the right shape for the state of the market.