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 West; Gloucestershire; Wiltshire and North Somerset
Location of affected unit(s)
Cheney Manor, Dorcan
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
New offshoring locations
Czechia
260 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
23 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
Tyco Electronics, a company providing electronic components, netwok solutions as well as telecoms and wireless systems, is to cut 260 jobs in Swindon. The company will move operations to the Chech Republic and the cuts will occur by the end of 2009. 180 jobs will be lost at its Cheney Manor site and 80 jobs at its Dorcan site. The first 30 job losses will most likely occur in April 2009.
Sources
23 January 2009: BBC News UK
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Tyco Electronics, Offshoring/Delocalisation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67924, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67924.
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