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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
80 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
18 May 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The lifting equipment manufacturer Konecranes is planning to cut 80 jobs. With the continuing weak demand for lifting equipment, Konecranes is expecting the headcount number to further decrease during the coming quarters. Konecranes Heavy Lifting Corporation will start personnel negotiations regarding possible temporary and permanent layoffs. Konecranes Heavy Lifting Corporation supplying port cranes and heavy industrial cranes, employs about 620 people in Finland.
The aim of the measures is to adjust the company's cost structure and capacity to correspond with the current, weakened market situation and to secure future competitiveness.
Konecranes has already adjusted its capacity through various arrangements, e.g. by reducing the use of hired personnel and temporary employment. Additionally, the company has shifted subcontracting back to in-house production.
Sources
18 May 2009: www.tekniikkatalous.fi
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Konecranes, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 69014, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69014.
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