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 Midlands; Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; Nottingham
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Utilities Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
465 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 April 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
E.ON, a German owned energy company, formerly called Powergen, has announced that it will be creating 465 jobs at its three sites in Nottingham. Most of the new roles are in Customer Services. The move follows the creation of 150 extra jobs in Nottingham in January 2007 when the company closed its call centres in India. No details were given about when the jobs would be created.
Sources
16 April 2008: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2008), E.ON, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 66522, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66522.
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