Home Delivery Network

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Basildon, Daventry, Newcastle, Eastleigh, Burslem, Sheffield, Worcester, Edmonton
Sector
Transportation / Storage
53 - Postal and courier activities
53.2 - Other postal and courier activities
53.2 - Other postal and courier activities
686 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
23 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Home Delivery Network, a company providing courier services, is to cut 686 jobs. The company has announced its plans to shut down eight of its depots across the UK. The affected sites are Basildon, Daventry, Newcastle, Eastleigh, Burslem, Sheffield, Worcester and Edmonton. Trade unions Unite and Usdaw are working with the company to minimise compulsory redundancies. As of 23 january there is no infromation on when the cuts will occur.

Sources

  • 23 January 2009: BBC News UK

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Home Delivery Network, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67934, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67934.