Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Denmark
Region
Ringkøbing amt;
Location of affected unit(s)
Holstebro
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products
Manufacture Of Basic Metals
24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys

225 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2009
Foreseen end date
30 June 2009

Description

The Danish iron foundry, Vald. Birns Jernstøberi in Holstebro announced that 225 employees in the production department will be made redundant. The reason for restructuring is lack of orders. Vald. Birn is sub supplier to the car industry. According to collective agreement the management and the employees' representatives will discuss possibile ways to mitigate the redundancies.


Sources

  • 5 February 2009: 3F.DK

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Vald Birns Jernstøberi, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 68626, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68626.