400 Job losses at Alexander Dennis would be "Unacceptable" and "Perverse"

ALBA Party Leader, Kenny MacAskill, reacting to the news of potential job losses at Falkirk based Alexander Dennis:

"The loss of 400 skilled jobs is unacceptable and the impact on the town of Falkirk and surrounding communities would be devastating especially coming hard on the heels of Grangemouth closing.

"It is perverse when Scotland is awash with renewable energy and is the base for the UK’s green hydrogen that a company specialising in Hydrogen buses is forced to relocate elsewhere.

"We need an industrial strategy focused on retaining skilled manufacturing at home. The Scottish and UK governments and their agencies along with Falkirk Council must act urgently and leave no stone unturned in order to save these jobs and secure a viable and long term future for Alexander Dennis."