Mahle

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland; Southern Scotland; North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Kilmarnock
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
170 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
4 November 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 January 2016

Description

German-owned engineering company Mahle has announced plans to cut 170 jobs from its site in Kilmarnock. The company, which supplies parts for the automotive industry, currently employs 400 people at the Ayrshire site. It is understood that the job losses will come from the finishing unit on the site, which is expected to be closed by the end of January 2016.  A formal 45 day consultation period has started. A spokesperson for the Unite union noted that the company had previously given assurances about the future of jobs at the Kilmarnock plant. 

Sources

  • 4 November 2015: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Mahle, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 85454, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/85454.