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- ↑ "'Callous' company cuts 420 jobs", BBC News, 29 January 2007.
- ↑ "Tribunal win for axed workforce", BBC News, 31 August 2007.
- ↑ http://circuitsassembly.com/cms/news/13458-simclar-assets-bought-by-turnaround-firm [ bare URL ]
