Tyco Electronics

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West (England); Gloucestershire and Wiltshire; Swindon
Location of affected unit(s)
Cheney Manor, Dorcan
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
New offshoring locations
Czechia
260 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
23 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

Tyco Electronics, a company providing electronic components, netwok solutions as well as telecoms and wireless systems, is to cut 260 jobs in Swindon. The company will move operations to the Chech Republic and the cuts will occur by the end of 2009. 180 jobs will be lost at its Cheney Manor site and 80 jobs at its Dorcan site. The first 30 job losses will most likely occur in April 2009.

Sources

  • 23 January 2009: BBC News UK

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Tyco Electronics, Offshoring/Delocalisation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67924, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67924.