The lessons of a closure
The closure of a tractor factory says a lot about Britain
THE lawns are still being mowed, the 16-storey European headquarters will remain busy. But below it the Massey Ferguson plant is dying. The last tractor rolled out in December, and this month the last of 1,100 production jobs will go. Coventry will lose yet another part of its metalworking history, a relic of the legendary (and revolutionary and profitable) Ferguson tractor. Why—and what goes next?
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The lessons of a closure”
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