The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
1,350 - 1,525 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 April 2003
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2003
Foreseen end date
Description
With on average 23,000 employees worldwide, Océ provides a range of professional hardware, software and business services for added-value document handling. A restructuring plan was already announced in 2001, 1,200 jobs had to be suppressed by the end of 2003. In october 2002, the half of this number was already suppressed.
A new reorganisation has been announced in April 2003 that should cost some hundreds jobs.
September 2003, 175 jobs more will be suppressed, part of the printer production will be relocated in Eastern Europe and China.
Sources
8 July 2003: NRC Handelsblad
12 April 2003: De Volkskrant
29 September 2003: De Telegraaf
Citation
Eurofound (2003), Océ, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 59918, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/59918.
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