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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.1 - Manufacture of glass and glass products
165 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
31 May 2023
Employment effect (start)
31 May 2023
Foreseen end date
Description
The Swedish glass and door manufacturer Elitfönster gives notice of termination of employment to 165 workers at three locations: Vetlanda, Lenhovda and Växjö. Among the 165 redundancies, 40 are administrative office workers. The reasons for this reduction is due to several factors; the high inflation, increasing interest rates, and insecure geopolitical conditions have slowed down growth in the construction and real estate sectors, which the window and door manufacturer is directly depending on. Due to these factors, Elitfönster saw a reduction of orders in 2023.
Negotiations with union parties will begin as soon as possible.
Elitfönster has 950 employees in Vetlanda, Lenhovda and Växjö in Småland.
Eurofound (2023), Elitfönster, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 109153, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/109153.
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