Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland; Eastern Scotland; West Lothian
Location of affected unit(s)
Livingston
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment
27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment

250 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 November 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Gemfire, a fibre optics company, is to cut 250 jobs at its West Lothian site. The company decided to close down the factory blaming the credit crunch. A Livingston MP asked the company for a letter outlining the reasons for the closure. As of November 2008 there is no information on when the job losses will be implemented by.


Sources

  • 6 November 2008: BBC News UK

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Gemfire, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67353, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67353.