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Prospect of redundancies a possibility for some firms due to investment pipeline "boom and bust"


29/05/2025 in News

Track laying and signalling work at Cambridge South. NETWORK RAIL.

The prospect of having to make redundancies is becoming a possibility for some supply chain companies, as they continue to feel the pressure of the boom-and-bust nature of the rail industry’s investment pipeline.




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