Hallmark closes greeting card factory in Bradford

摘要

Hallmark UK, the British branch of the US Hallmark group, is moving production of greeting cards and gift packaging out of Bradford in the UK. This will result in the loss of 300 jobs in Bradford. The company said that greeting card production - approximately 2 billion units per year - will be outsourced to suppliers in the UK and the Far East in future, and the production of gift packaging to Hallmark's facilities in the USA. Talks are currently being conducted with workers' representatives in Bradford, reports Hallmark. The reorganisation process is scheduled for completion by the end of this year.