Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Moodiesburn and Bellshill
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10.11 - Processing and preserving of meat

130 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
21 May 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Sausage-skin maker Devro has announced that 130 jobs are under threat at its two sites in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The plants at Moodiesburn and Bellshill employ a total of around 520 people. The company has announced the planned redundancies as part of a plan to modernise production concentrating on the most up to date technology. 

A 45 day consultation period involving the Unite trade union, the Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise has been announced.


Sources

  • 21 May 2014: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Devro, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 77101, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77101.