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.
East Midlands; Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; East Derbyshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Shirebrook
Sector
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.21 - Service activities incidental to land transportation
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 October 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Sports goods company Sports World International is planning to create more than 1,000 jobs with the construction of a distribution centre on the site of the former Shirebrook colliery in Derbyshire. The 62-acre site has been reclaimed under English Partnerships' national coalfields programme.
Sources
14 October 2004: The Guardian
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Sports World International, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 60649, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60649.
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