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 Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
New offshoring locations
Poland
440 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
27 April 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
On 27 April 2005, a manufacturer of integrated military vehicles and weapon systems, defence electronics, helicopter and military aircraft life cycle support and demanding composite materials, Patria, announced the start of co-operation negotiations with the whole personnel in its Hämeenlinna unit due to the weakening demand, and the decision to relocate the manufacturing of vehicles to Poland.
Sources
28 April 2005: Helsingin Sanomat
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Patria Vehicles, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Finland, factsheet number 61509, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61509.
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