Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North West; Merseyside; Wirral
Location of affected unit(s)
Bromborough
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10 - Manufacture of food products

300 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
7 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Tulip, a meat processing firm, has announced that it is to close its factory at Bromborough on the Wirral with the loss of all 300 jobs. The company has stated that the factory cannot compete on cost with other sites. As of 11 January 2009, the company has not set a date for final closure.


Sources

  • 7 January 2009: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Tulip, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67783, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67783.