The New Carreras Factory in Carrickfergus

The New Carreras Factory in Carrickfergus

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Location

Carrickfergus

Year

1964

Date

Production 17/11/1964

Length

47sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Lord Wakehurst and Gov Brookeborough attend the stone-laying ceremony of Carreras tobacco factory in Carrickfergus. 

Notes

Located on a 25 acre site at Seapark, Carreras in Carrickfergus was once considered the most advanced tobacco factory in the world. Officially opened by Princess Margaret in May 1967, the factory employed around 1400 people at its height. 
 
The company had a very active sports and social club and sponsored a number of events including road races and the Ulster Open Squash Championships. 
 
Despite being the only tobacco company to receive the Queen’s Award to Industry for export achievement in 1977, the factory closed in the mid-1980s due to a drop in demand for tobacco products.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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