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Région wallonne; Prov. Liège; Bezirk Verviers — Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft
Location of affected unit(s)
Eupen
Sector
Transportation / Storage 49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines 49.4 - Freight transport by road and removal services 49.4 - Freight transport by road and removal services
106 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
1 September 2003
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
CEO announced to trade unions the loss of a contract with Volvo-Germany which accounted for 40% of the sales turnover. The group Frans Maas sought 10 days a reprenor then decided to set in motion the procedure of closing known as "Renault". 106 workers are affected.
Sources
2 September 2003: Le Soir
2 September 2003: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2003), Ghémar, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 59767, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59767.