Ermington. 190 jobs to go

Reckitt Benckiser, which has been making the products since 1963, will axe 190 manufacturing jobs at its Ermington factory. Its products, fly spray Mortein and disinfectant Dettol, will be made offshore from July. A sales force of 300 people will be retained. "Australia's geographical distance from other markets and our relatively small domestic market has made it increasingly difficult to embed our operations into these global arrangements," said. CEO, Lindsay Forrest.