RPC Containers

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire; Herefordshire, County of
Location of affected unit(s)
Hereford
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
22.2 - Manufacture of plastic products
22.22 - Manufacture of plastic packing goods
150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
21 August 2007
Employment effect (start)
21 November 2007
Foreseen end date

Description

RPC Containers, a firm that manufactures plastic packaging and is part of the RPC Group, is to close its plant in Hereford with the loss of 150 jobs. The firm has stated that it is not possible for the factory to make a profit. The work carried out at the Hereford site will be transferred to the 12 other sites that the RPC Group operates in Europe and the U.S. The site, based in the Rotherwas Industrial Estate in Hereford, will close in November 2007 following a 90 day consultation period.

Sources

  • 21 August 2007: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2007), RPC Containers, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 65720, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65720.