A company which produced special optical instruments for a NASA Mars rover will close next year.
CVI Technical Optics in Second Avenue in Onchan is to shut with the loss of 35 posts by the end of March 2014.
It’s part of the CVI Laser Group, which announced it would close the factory because of a duplication of manufacturing facilities around the world.
It’s thought a third of the firm’s workforce on the Island have already found other jobs.
Energy and food security "two most important things", says MHK
Douglas North's John Wannenburgh believes these are the two main components that will determine the Island's survival
Gatwick drop-off fee rises again
Heads up for Manx air passengers travelling to London
Isle of Man inflation holds steady at 2.8 percent in November
Food, hospitality and education costs continue to rise, while falls in energy prices help offset pressures
New Costa Coffee store opens on Peel Promenade
Based in the former Harbour Lights premises on Shore Road
