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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture Of Articles Of Straw And Plaiting Materials 16.21 - Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels
30 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
British Gypsum, a manufacturer of plasterboard, is to make over 10% of its 250 staff redundant. The firm, based near Penrith in Cumbria, is to make 30 staff redundant as a result of reduced demand for its products from the declining construction sector. As of 18 January 2009, no announcement has been made as to when these redundancies will occur.
Sources
12 January 2009: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2009), British Gypsum, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67834, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67834.
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