Sandie Seward
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Hawick Knitware.A knitwear company in the Borders has confirmed plans for a second round of job cuts in a matter of months.
Hawick Knitwear announced 36 redundancies in November and now plans to shed a further 32 posts.
A statement blamed the move on a slowdown in consumer spending which had reduced the size of the company's forward order book.
Tory MSP John Lamont described it as "terrible news" for the workers in Hawick and their families.
The proposal will reduce the company's capacity by 20% but will still allow them to manufacture around 7,000 garments per week.
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