Type
Internal restructuring
Country
France
Region
Sud-Ouest; Aquitaine; Gironde
Location of affected unit(s)
Haillan
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment
30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment

150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
10 December 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007

Description

SPS (Snecma Propulsion Solide) subsidiary of the French spacecraft manufacturer Snecma, will cut 150 jobs before the end of 2007. Based in Haillan (Gironde), SPS focuses on manufacturing large solid rocket motors for aerospace applications and employs and large amount of technicians and engineers. The restructuring decision is mainly explained by the production of the M51 rocket coming to an end.


Sources

  • 10 December 2004: Les Echos

Citation

Eurofound (2004), SPS (Snecma Propulsion Solide), Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 60876, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60876.