Heil Trailer International

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North West (England); Lancashire; Blackpool
Location of affected unit(s)
Bilston
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
New offshoring locations
Poland, Thailand, Argentina
100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 August 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Heil Trailer International, the tanker truck maunufacturer, is to close its Bilston factory after a presence there of 168 years. The 100 jobs are to be lost as the work is transferred to factories in Poland, Thailand and Argentina.

Sources

  • 13 August 2004: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Heil Trailer International, Offshoring/Delocalisation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 60493, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60493.