A company which produced special optical instruments for a NASA Mars rover will close next year.
CVI Technical Optics in Second Avenue in Onchan is to shut with the loss of 35 posts by the end of March 2014.
It’s part of the CVI Laser Group, which announced it would close the factory because of a duplication of manufacturing facilities around the world.
It’s thought a third of the firm’s workforce on the Island have already found other jobs.
Media Isle of Man's parent company sold to joint venture
Tindle Newspapers acquired by Iliffe Media Group Ltd and the Fowler family
Price of oil and fuel on Island expected to rise 'significantly'
Supplies are said to be 'stable'
More than £16,000 raised for Island cancer charity
KPMG has been raising money for the Manx Breast Cancer Support Group
Manx Rock Ltd to be announced as new Northern Civic Amenity site operator
Sources suggest the company will run the facility nearly year-round
