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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
New offshoring locations
236 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
2 July 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2009
Foreseen end date
1 September 2009
Description
The windmill subcontractor Hendricks Industries announced on 2 July 2009 that 120 jobs in the production department, in Herning, will be offshored to China. In April this year, Hendricks shed 89 jobs. On 11 August 2009, 27 out 54 salaried employees in the administartion were fired. On the same date, the director stated that all redundancies had been made and that the remaining 110 employees will keep their jobs in Herning.
Sources
2 July 2009: aoh.dk
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Hendricks Industries, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Denmark, factsheet number 69418, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69418.
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