Thales

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales; North Wales; Conwy and Denbighshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Taunton
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
30.3 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
30.32 - Manufacture of military air and spacecraft and related machinery
140 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
1 February 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

The defence company Thales in Taunton has announced that around 140 jobs are at risk out of a workforce of just over 200. Some staff could be relocated to Glasgow and other Thales sites across the UK. A spokesman for the company in Somerset said the potential job losses were part of a drive to reduce costs and increase business efficiency.

Sources

  • 1 February 2006: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Thales, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 62883, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/62883.