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.
Scotland; South Western Scotland; East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire Mainland
Location of affected unit(s)
Prestwick
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment 30.30 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 August 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Aircraft manufacturer Spirit Aerosystems has announced plans to create 100 new jobs at its site in Prestwick. The jobs follow the company's contract with Airbus to manufacture wing parts. The deal is being supported by a GBP 2 million (€2.2 million) investment by the Scottish Government. Of the new jobs, 80 will be for skilled positions and 20 for semi-skilled positions. There is no information on when the new jobs will be filled, though it is anticipated that delivery of the new wing spoilers will start from 2019.
Sources
30 August 2017: Daily Record
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Spirit Aerosystems, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91899, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91899.
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