General Electric Energy

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Netherlands
Region
Oost-Nederland; Gelderland; Arnhem/Nijmegen
Location of affected unit(s)
Rheden
Sector
Manufacturing
(33) Machinery and equipment
33.1 - Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment
33.12 - Repair and maintenance of machinery
New offshoring locations
Italy
142 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 July 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2014
Foreseen end date
1 June 2015

Description

GE Energy Europe announced it intends to close the Rheden plant (mainly maintenance of gas turbines), and relocate the activities to Italy. This would result in the loss of 142 jobs, out of a total of 198. Since, there have been repeated protests and strikes by unions and employees.

Sources

  • 19 July 2014: Het Financieele Dagblad
  • 22 July 2014: Gelderlander

Citation

Eurofound (2014), General Electric Energy, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Netherlands, factsheet number 77420, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77420.