Airfoil Technologies International

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East Midlands (England); Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; South and West Derbyshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Ripley
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.
170 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 May 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Airfoil Technologies International has announced plans to shut down its plant in Ripley making 170 employees redundant. The job cuts were blamed on the downturn in the aviation industry. As of 17 May 2009 no date has been given for the implementation of the redundancies.

Sources

  • 13 May 2009: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Airfoil Technologies International, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 68907, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68907.