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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
3,500 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 November 2003
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Siemens Building Technologies considers to reduce its workforce by some 3500, giving up or selling some of its activities. Among them, the 'Facility Management' division, employing 1500 persons, for which a preliminary agreement has been reached with the German Group Hochtief.
Sources
27 November 2003: Les Echos
25 November 2003: SBT - Press release
Citation
Eurofound (2003), Siemens Building Technologies, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 59404, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59404.