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 25.12 - Manufacture of doors and windows of metal
New offshoring locations
Various EU Locations
186 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
18 September 2014
Employment effect (start)
19 January 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
Global building products manufacturer Jeld-Wen has announced a reduction of 186 jobs at its door manufacturing site in Åstorp, Sweden. The jobs will be offshored to a new production facility that will be constructed in one of the Baltic countries where labour costs are lower.
The cuts will affect 171 blue-collar workers and 15 white-collar workers. Union negotiations are due to start the week after the announcement.
Jeld-Wen's global operation covers four continents and encompasses roughly 20,000 employees. The Swedish branch of Jeld-Wen employs 370 people at its site in Åstorp.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Jeld-Wen, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Sweden, factsheet number 77576, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77576.
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