IBM

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland; Eastern and Midland; Dublin
Location of affected unit(s)
Dublin
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
Singapore
120 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
4 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 April 2009

Description

Computer manufacturer IBM has announced the closure of part of its server operation in Dublin, which will result in 120 voluntary redundancies by the end of April 2009. IBM has made a decision to relocate its high-end server manufacturing operation to Singapore, in order to be closer to expanding Asian markets. High-end servers are mainframe computers designed for multinationals and big companies such as banks, insurance firms.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2009), IBM, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Ireland, factsheet number 68116, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68116.