Weir

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Glasgow, Alloa, Manchester, Huddersfield
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
490 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
17 March 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

The engineering group Weir said 490 jobs would be cut at its pumps and valves divisions. Weir said about 310 jobs would go at its pumps division. Its plant in Glasgow will be relocated to a smaller site in the city, while the number of employees in Alloa, Manchester and some regional offices will be scaled back. The group braced around 180 staff for redundancy at its factory in Huddersfield under moves to outsource non-essential operations and relocate its UK-based valves business.

Sources

  • 18 March 2005: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Weir, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61280, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61280.