Tyco Electronics

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland; Northern and Western; West
Location of affected unit(s)
Shannon
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
New offshoring locations
India, China, Mexico
178 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
27 September 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2008
Foreseen end date
30 September 2009

Description

Tyco Electronics, a firm that manufactures electronic components, is to close its Shannon plant with the loss of 178 jobs. Production at the Shannon site is to be ‘offshored’ to the firm’s plants in India, China and Mexico, and the firm will cease all activity within Ireland. In a press release, the firm stated that the decision was ‘based upon a strategic analysis of the company's manufacturing resources and a bid to improve efficiencies’. The firm also stated that the first redundancies will take place in early 2008, and that the ‘offshoring’ of activities at the Shannon site will be completed by September 2009.

Sources

  • 28 September 2007: The Irish Times
  • 28 September 2007: The Irish Examiner

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Tyco Electronics, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Ireland, factsheet number 65860, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65860.