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 (28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment 28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery 28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
180 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
24 September 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Böllhoff, a German company operating in the automotive supply industry, has announced that it will cut 180 jobs worldwide.
Most of the affected positions will be at the company’s headquarters in Bielefeld, Germany. The cuts are part of restructuring measures aimed at addressing the current economic slowdown.
Böllhoff is a family-owned supplier of fastening and assembly technology for the automotive, aerospace, machinery, and medical sectors. The company employs about 3,300 people globally, including 1,400 in Germany, another 1,000 in Europe, and 450 across Asia and the Americas. The company has 15 production facilities located in Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Turkey, India, China, Brasil, and the United States.
Eurofound (2025), Böllhoff, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 203447, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203447.
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