Photonis

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
France
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté; Franche-Comté; Jura
Location of affected unit(s)
Brive
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
121 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
21 November 2007
Employment effect (start)
31 December 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008

Description

Photonis SAS, a manufacturer of machinery for the production of paper, has announced that it is to cut 121 jobs at its site in Brive. 643 are currently employed at the Brive plant, and the job losses will be implemented by the end of 2008. The restructuring plan was announced by the firm’s Chief Executive Officer at a works council meeting on November 21st 2007.

Sources

  • 15 November 2007: La Charente Libre
  • 22 November 2007: Les Echos

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Photonis, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 66037, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66037.