Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Centralny; Mazowieckie; Ciechanowsko-plocki
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Furniture
31 - Manufacture of furniture

500 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 April 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Forte, a furniture producer based in Ostrowa Mazowiecka, is laying plans to dismiss some 500 persons over 18 months (out of a total workforce of 3300). These redundancies are caused by declining orders for furniture, by high cost of raw materials, and the resulting need to trim cost.


Sources

  • 13 April 2006: Rzeczpospolita

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Forte, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 63363, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63363.