The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
South West; Gloucestershire; Wiltshire and North Somerset
Location of affected unit(s)
Brockworth
Sector
Transportation / Storage Land, Water And Air Transportation Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines 49.4 - Freight transport by road and removal services
450 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
1 June 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2009
Foreseen end date
Description
Wincanton Logistics have announced that 368 redundancies have been made as it closed its Brockworth site in Gloucestershire. 82 workers have relocated to other sites within the company. Wincanton said the depot was closed as it was too small and unfit for purpose. David Owen, from economic partnership Gloucestershire First explained "we are all spending less money because of the state of the economy - this means there is less need to move goods around the country".
Eurofound (2009), Wincanton Logistics, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 69058, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69058.
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