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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.20 - Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
100 - 125 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
30 April 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Facing a serious decline of orders, the management of the German group Fritzmeier has announced a restructuring in its subsidiary TIM SA. The company intends to cut between 100 to 125 positions, depending on the source, out of a total of 630 employees in its plant in Quaëdypre, near Bergues (Nord).
The company specialises in the manufacturing of cabins for construction machinery and handling (about 25,000 units per year), and has been owned by the Fritzmeier group since 1982. The management explained that the decision was taken due to a decrease in orders from its major customers (Caterpillar, Manitou, Volvo, Hitachi and JCB), many of which are delocalising their production.
Sources
30 April 2016: Nord éclair
29 April 2016: France 3 Nord-Pas-De-Calais
22 March 2016: Nord éclair
Citation
Eurofound (2016), TIM SA, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 87542, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/87542.
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