Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales;
Location of affected unit(s)
Cwmbran, Torfaen
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Furniture
31 - Manufacture of furniture

240 - 244 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 June 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010

Description

Contour, a manufacturer of aircraft seats, is to cut up to 244 jobs from its Cwmbran and Torfaen plants in Wales by the end of 2010. The announced redundancies are part of wider cost-cutting initiatives aimed at securing the firms's competitiveness. The company stated that a consultation period would follow as an attempt to mitigate as much of the impact on staff as possible.


Sources

  • 19 June 2009: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Contour, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 69116, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69116.