Da selskabet bekendtgjorde sin beslutning om at overtage fabrikken i februar 1976, fik dette en varm velkomst af Monkiands' kommuneråd, handelsrådet og parlamentsmedlemmet, hr. James Dempsey, som en betydelig afhjælp m.h.t. egnens arbejdsløshedsproblem.
When the company announced their decision to take the factory in February 1976, it was warmly welcomed by the Monklands District Council, the Trades Council and the Member of Parliament, Mr. James Dempsey, as a significant help towards the unemployment problems of the District.