Fazos

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion południowy; Śląskie; Bytomski
Location of affected unit(s)
Tarnowskie Góry
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
180 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
6 March 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

Fazos, a producer of mechanised mining equipment - a member of the Famur corporate group, plans to cut 180 jobs (out of a workforce of 600) by the end of 2009 from its factory in Tarnowskie Góry. Fazos is one of the two largest Polish producers of mechanic walls for use in mines.

Sources

  • 6 March 2009: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł Webside (www.wnp.pl)

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Fazos, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 68468, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68468.