Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
B.PRO, a German company operating in the field of food-service logistics, will discontinue its industrial division ENOXX over the course of 2027. A total of 180 employees in Oberderdingen will be affected but official numbers will be published in the second quarter of 2026.
Under the ENOXX brand, B.PRO manufactured stainless-steel components for industrial customers, including products for the automotive sector. The company stated that the division has not been profitable for some time. In addition, investments in the machinery would be required, that cannot be financed from ongoing business operations.
The group announced that it intends to make the staff reductions “as socially responsible as possible.” Discussions with employee representatives and IG Metall are already underway.
B.PRO employs 501 people and is part of the BLANC & FISCHER Group.
Eurofound (2026), B.PRO, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 204395, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204395.
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