GE Healthcare

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales; South East Wales; Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Location of affected unit(s)
Cardiff
Sector
Manufacturing
(20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
155 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
17 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2009
Foreseen end date
1 June 2010

Description

GE Healthcare, a pharmaceutical company, is to cut 155 jobs at its Whitchurch site in Cardiff. The company will stop making radiochemicals at the Cardiff plant which employs 420 staff. The job losses will be implemented over the next 18 months (from January 2009 to June 2010), while the company hopes to redeploy up to 150 employees in new biotechogy research posts.

Sources

  • 17 December 2008: BBC News UK

Citation

Eurofound (2008), GE Healthcare, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67688, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67688.