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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
134 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
1 April 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Door manufacturing company Leaderflush Shapland has announced 134 job losses at its Barnstaple factory. A 90 day consultation period which began on 31st March 2009 has brought the figure down from the 185 redundancies it was feared would be made when the company first made the announcement in April 2009. The downsizing was blamed on the recession, and will affect staff in sales, office support and security. The company, previously known as Shapland and Petter has been operating in the area since the 1950s and these cuts have been described as a massive blow for the town. Advice will be given to those who lose their jobs by Job Centre Plus staff, union representatives and prospective employers. No details were given regarding the date by which job losses are expected to be completed.
Sources
28 June 2009: BBC Website ()
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Leaderflush Shapland, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 69027, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69027.
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