Cooper Tire & Rubber Co

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West (England); Gloucestershire and Wiltshire; Wiltshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Melksham
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
22.1 - Manufacture of rubber products
22.11 - Manufacture, retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres and manufacture of tubes
New offshoring locations
Abyei
180 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
14 September 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 September 2010

Description

The Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a US owned tyre manufacturer, has announced plans to cut 180 jobs at its Melksham plant in Wiltshire. The cuts are blamed on 'the unprecedented increases in raw material and labour costs' which will result in the tranfer of some of the production from Melksham to plants in Asia over the next 12 months. As of 14 September 2009 no further information is available.

Sources

  • 14 September 2009: BBC News UK

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Cooper Tire & Rubber Co, Offshoring/Delocalisation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 69562, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69562.