Precision Antennas

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire;
Location of affected unit(s)
Stratford-upon-Avon, Bidford, Long Marston
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, Czechia
345 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
4 November 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008

Description

Precision Antennas, a manufacturer and supplier of satellite antennas and member of American manufacturing firm Commscope, is to cut 345 jobs. The company will close its Stratford-upon-Avon, Bidford and Long Marston sites by 2008 and will offshore manufacturing to India, China and the Chech Republic in order to cut costs.

Sources

  • 5 November 2008: BBC News UK

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Precision Antennas, Offshoring/Delocalisation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67352, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67352.