Ford will restart production at its two British engine factories from May 18, which means all of the European automaker's manufacturing sites. United States They will be operational next week, after the outages due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Last year Ford built nearly 1.1 million engines at two UK sites, Dagenham in east London and Bridgend in south Wales, which are then shipped to several other factories in countries like Turkey and Germany for vehicle installation.
Anyone entering Ford facilities will need to wear a company supplied face mask and monitor their body temperature with work areas that have been redesigned to ensure compliance with social distancing rules.
"Our priority is the implementation of Ford's global standards on social distancing and the strengthening of health and safety protocols to protect the well-being of our staff," said Ford President of Great Britain, Graham Hoare.
Ford Valencia’s engine plant in Spain will also resume production next week.
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