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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Holly Williams

Hundreds of jobs under threat as Barratt Redrow kick-starts cost-cutting

Barratt Redrow said it is moving ahead with plans to shut nine offices and to save costs (PA) -

Newly-merged housebuilder Barratt Redrow has said it is moving “at pace” on plans that will see it shut nine offices and axe around 800 workers to save costs following the group’s recent £2.5 billion deal.

Barratt, which completed its takeover of Redrow earlier this month after getting approval from the competition watchdog, said it had this week launched a consultation on the proposed closure of five of the nine divisional offices earmarked for closure.

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