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.
South East; Hampshire and Isle of Wight; Southampton
Location of affected unit(s)
Swaythling
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
124 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
22 August 2008
Employment effect (start)
22 August 2008
Foreseen end date
15 October 2008
Description
Ford has announced that 124 jobs will be lost at its Transit van plant in Swaythling, Hampshire. The company has announced that daily production volumes would be reduced from 26th August 2008 and that 124 staff on temporary contracts will not have them renewed in early October. Ford indicated that the volume reduction was one of several across its European operations.
Sources
22 August 2008: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Ford, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 66980, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66980.
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