The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey; Kingston-upon-Thames, South-West London; Crawley, West Sussex.
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10 - Manufacture of food products
300 - 350 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 July 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008
Description
Consumer goods firm Unilever is to close three offices dedicated to sales and marketing in south east England with the loss of up to 350 jobs. The sites in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, Kingston-upon-Thames, in south west London, and Crawley, West Sussex, will close by the end of 2008. The company said 40 senior management roles and between 260 and 310 other jobs would be lost. A new merged operation will be located in Leatherhead, Surrey. Unilever has been restructuring the business under its 'One Unilever' programme over the past two years in an attempt to improve performance.
Sources
16 July 2007: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Unilever, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 65630, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65630.
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