In a statement Caterpillar, which owns FG Wilson, said the jobs would go across the company's four Northern Ireland sites. 160 job losses had been announced in July and it is feared there could be ...

Generator maker FG Wilson will change its name to Caterpillar from January 28, in a move the company said would create a "more visible link" between its operations in Northern Ireland and the ...

It follows a downturn in demand for its FG Wilson electric generator sets, with Caterpillar set to discontinue the manufacture of this product in Larne, where it current employs around 550 staff.