Waterford Wedgwood

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); West Midlands; Birmingham
Location of affected unit(s)
Barlaston
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
592 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
12 January 2009
Foreseen end date
12 January 2009

Description

Waterford Wedgwood, a manufacturer of china and glass, has made 367 redundancies and on 13 May 2009 announced plans to cut a further 225 jobs. The firm, which went into administration early in January 2009 employs 1,868 people in the UK and will make most of the cuts at its site in Barlaston, near Stoke-on-Trent. The cuts are blamed on the recession while the company has entered into a 90-day consultation period with the employees.

Sources

  • 12 January 2009: BBC News
  • 13 January 2009: The Guardian
  • 13 May 2009: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Waterford Wedgwood, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67825, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67825.