Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Sweden
Region
Västsverige; Västra Götalands län;
Location of affected unit(s)
Vara
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Furniture
31 - Manufacture of furniture
New offshoring locations
Norway

80 - 90 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
6 September 2007
Employment effect (start)
6 January 2007
Foreseen end date
6 July 2007

Description

Emtunga Offshore, a firm that produces service modules for oil platforms and heavy industry, has announced that it cut 80 to 90 jobs at its site in Vara from January 2007 to July 2007. The firm employed 250 at Vara prior to the restructuring, and the lost jobs were ‘offshored’ to Arendal in Norway.


Sources

  • 7 September 2007: Dagens Nyheter

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Emtunga Offshore, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Sweden, factsheet number 65848, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65848.