Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Gillingham visit
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by Sarah Shaffi
Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited a
Gillingham factory today to learn more about its work in the field
of automotive technology.
The PM toured Delphi Diesel Systems in
Courteney Road, which designs and makes parts including fuel
injection systems.
Mr Brown was taken round by plant
manager Grant Hume and spoke to apprentices, managers and union
representatives.
The company also spoke to him about
being awarded the Carbon Trust Standard for reducing its carbon
emissions.
Mr Hume said: “We don’t get a lot of
people down here so this visit was very pleasing.
“We haven’t had a prime minister here
since 1977. I think it’s fantastic Mr Brown came down.”
Diane Kneller of Rochester Road,
Chatham, was one of the people who got to speak to Mr Brown.
The 58-year-old, who has worked at
Delphi for 22 years, said: “He just spoke to me about my job and
asked where the pumps we were making were going.
“It was wonderful. I had no idea he was
coming and when I saw him I almost died.”
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Thursday, November 12 2009
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