HOUSEBUILDERS Redrow have announced they will close their Preston Brook office.
The credit crunch and drop in mortgages is being blamed for the company announcing 850 job losses nationwide.
Two offices, including the north west headquarters on Wellfield Road, will shut as part of the plans.
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