Type
Closure
Country
Ireland
Region
Southern and Eastern; Mid-West;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products
Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment
25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

117 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
23 July 2003
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Diamond Engineering produced storage vessels for the pharmaceutical sector. Management blamed unsustainable cost increases for the closure. The closure will affect 117 workers.


Sources

  • 24 July 2003: The Irish Times
  • 24 July 2003: The Irish Independent

Citation

Eurofound (2003), Diamond Engineering, Closure in Ireland, factsheet number 59695, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/59695.