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.
Northern Ireland; West and South of Northern Ireland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Armagh
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.7 - Manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products
90 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
10 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Linwoods bakery in Northern Ireland has announced plans to cut 90 jobs. The business operates across two sites in county Armagh and currently employs 295 staff, 250 full time and 45 casual. A spokesperson for the business confirmed that the job cuts were a result of falling demand for the company's products, with the demand for white bread in particular now much lower than it had been in the past. The company also produces and exports health foods, though that side of the business is unaffected by the latest announcement. There is no information as to when the job losses will take effect.
Sources
10 April 2018: BBC Website
10 April 2018: Belfast Telegraph
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Linwoods, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 93987, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93987.
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