Harland and Wolff chief executive John Wood says 'the time for playing games is over'.
By Enda McClaffertyThe boss of Harland and Wolff has warned the lack of a Stormont government is putting future investment at the shipyard in jeopardy.Mr Wood added that the "time for playing games is over".
Mr Wood said the company are hoping to increase their workforce to around two and half thousand over the next 18 months, but said it will be "problematic" without a functioning executive in place. "We've built the business up to the size we have we've done over 200 dockings now in Belfast and I think the port authority there in the harbour have been so supportive.
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