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)
Melksham
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22.11 - Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres
New offshoring locations
Abyei
180 jobs Number of planned job losses
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://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69562.
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