Gregory Distribution

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West (England); Devon; Plymouth
Location of affected unit(s)
Ernesettle
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52.1 - Warehousing and storage
52.10 - Warehousing and storage
100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
27 May 2020
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Gregory Distribution, the British distribution, storage and logistics company has announced that it is cutting 100 jobs across a number of its sites across the UK.

The company’s managing director said that it was necessary to review the business because there was a major reduction in demand for the company’s services in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

It is the second time that the company, in 2020, has to reduce its workforce. This job cuts come after the 50 redundancies made in February.

Gregory Distribution has a long history: it was founded in 1919 in Devon, south west England with a single Ford Model T truck. Currently it has over 750 vehicles and 36 logistics hubs across the UK and it employs 2,700 people.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Gregory Distribution, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 101102, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/101102.