Bridgestone counting the cost of production shutdown at its Brits factory

Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone may consider possible further legal action against the Madibeng municipality, in North West, after the municipality last week cut power supply to various factories, despite a court order preventing it from doing so. The tyre production facility, which employs more than 800 people, was shut down between Friday and Monday after the municipality allegedly defied a court interdict preventing it from cutting the factory's power.