History (1994): HP and IBM Abandon HDD Manufacturing Plants in UK

Hewlett-Packard’s factory in Bristol, UK, currently has a 3.5- inch, 1 and 2GB drive assembly line that will cease production around the middle of 1995, when the new generation of 3.5-inch drives begin at the Boise, ID and Penang, Malaysia plants.

The Bristol line employs 100 people and has a maximum production capacity of only 9,000 per month.

For it’s part, IBM has just announced its decision to sell its plant in Havant, UK.

This article is an abstract of news published on the former paper version of Computer Data Storage Newsletter on issue 81, published on October 1994.