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Fremont Facility Update
Fremont Facility Update.
About this update from Gooch & Housego Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 4780G\n Gooch & Housego PLC\n 17 March 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n For immediate release\n \n \n \n \n 17 March 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gooch & Housego PLC\n \n \n (\"G&H\"\n or the \"Group\")\n \n \n \n \n \n Fremont Facility Update \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM:GHH), the specialist manufacturer of optical components and systems, announces that it has temporarily closed its Fremont, California facility until 7 April 2020. This follows a legal order issued by the public health officers of Alameda county, California requiring all residents of the county to shelter at home for three weeks beginning 17 March 2020 in order to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus.\n \n \n \n \n \n During this period staff from the Fremont facility who are able to homework will do so.\n \n \n \n \n \n This action will shift the balance of revenue generated at our Fremont site to an increased H2 weighting. \n \n \n \n \n \n Further updates will be provided as and when appropriate.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n For further information contact: -\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Webster/Chris Jewell \n \n \n \n \n Gooch & Housego PLC\n \n \n \n \n 01460 256440\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Court /Charlotte Slater \n \n \n \n \n Buchanan \n \n \n \n \n 020 7466 5000\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chris Baird/ Patrick Robb/\n \n \n David Anderson \n \n \n \n \n Investec Bank plc\n \n \n \n \n 020 7597 5970\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Notes to editors\n \n \n \n \n \n 1. Gooch & Housego is a photonics technology business headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset, UK with operations in the USA and Europe. A world leader in its field, the company researches, designs, engineers and manufactures advanced photonic systems, components and instrumentation for applications in the Aerospace & Defence, Industrial, Life Sciences and Scientific Research sectors. World leading design, development and manufacturing expertise is offered across a broad range of complementary technologies....