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.
East of England; Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire; Bedfordshire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Bedford
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
New offshoring locations
500 - 555 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
28 February 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
Unipath, a medical company known for its home pregnancy testing kits plans to close its Bedford base with the loss of 500 jobs. The firms parent company Inverness Medical Innovations (IMI) has said that it intends to transfer its operations to China where it has low cost operations. The company has stated its intention to consult with employee representatives over the next 90 days.
Sources
28 February 2008: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Unipath, Offshoring/Delocalisation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 66358, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66358.
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