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 Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture Of Articles Of Straw And Plaiting Materials 16.2 - Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials
140 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
18 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
28 February 2018
Description
In January 2018, producer of modular buildings Nordhus declared bankruptcy. As a consequence, the production facility in Bielsk Podlaski will be shut down as the unit is no longer profitable, resulting in the dismissal of 140 employees by the end of February 2018.
The local employment agency has announced it will implement some measures for the redundant workers. Nordhus has produced modular and panel buildings for houses, hotels and hospitals in Bielsk Podlaski since 2013.
Sources
18 January 2018: Strefa Biznesu
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Nordhus, Bankruptcy in Poland, factsheet number 93120, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93120.
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