Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Poludniowy; Slaskie; Centralny slaski
Location of affected unit(s)
Sosnowiec
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment
Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.

100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 June 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

Timken, a supplier of ball bearings to the automotive, railway, and aerospace industries, plans to cut 100 jobs at its Sosnowiec factory by the end of 2009. These job cuts will come on top of the 200 redundancies which have been implemented since the beginning of the year. Timken's main clients are Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, and Peugeot.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Timken, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 69071, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69071.