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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.94 - Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production
New offshoring locations
Czechia
220 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
1 February 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
On 1 February 2017, Swiss supplier for textile machinery and components Rieter announced to cut 220 out of 360 jobs at its site in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, by the end of 2018.
The affected jobs are in production while the development and after-sales business will remain in Ingolstadt. Production will be transferred to Rieter's Usti site in the Czech Republic. Rieter wants to increase its competitiveness and save cost up to €20 million with this measure from 2019 onwards. In 2016, Rieter increased its order intake by 13%, though less than initially expected. The company will soon start the consultation process with the workers' council.
Rieter currently employs 5,022 staff worldwide.
Sources
1 February 2017: Rieter press release
1 February 2017: chash.ch
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Rieter Ingolstadt, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 90301, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90301.
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