Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands; Shropshire and Staffordshire; Telford and Wrekin
Location of affected unit(s)
Telford
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
New offshoring locations
Not Available

130 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
7 October 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Car trim manufacturer Hutchinson UK is to close a factory in Shropshire with the loss of 130 jobs. Hutchinson has been based at Trench Lock for 13 years and there used to be about 400 employees in the workforce. The plant in Telford will shut in January 2006 as work is transferred to operations in Europe.


Sources

  • 7 October 2005: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Hutchinson UK, Offshoring/Delocalisation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 62386, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62386.