Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West; Devon; Devon CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Estover
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment
27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment

120 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
31 August 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Murata Manufacturing in Estover near Plymouth is closing with the loss of 120 jobs. The electronics firm says an increasing number of customers have switched to suppliers nearer their new bases in the Far East. Production at the plant which makes ceramic chip capacitors will be run down before the site closes completely in November 2004.

Workers are being offered redundancy payments and help to find alternative employment.


Sources

  • 31 August 2004: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Murata Manufacturing, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 60779, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60779.