Kodak

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
20.5 - Manufacture of other chemical products
20.5 - Manufacture of other chemical products
500 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
18 November 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Kodak has announced further job losses in addition to the 600 announced in October 2004. It is to close five photographic laboratories across the UK with the loss of about 500 jobs.

The US group said it would close photo finishing labs at Northampton, Glasgow, Walsall, Wimbledon and Portishead in North Somerset in the next 12 months.

The market for film processing in the UK continues to decline. The firm says it wants to focus on digital photography in the face of declining demand for film.

The latest cutbacks also include the closure of a call centre, and is part of a move to reduce Kodak's global facilities by about one-third over three years.

Sources

  • 18 October 2004: The Times

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Kodak, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 60795, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60795.