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
Germany
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
22 June 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2009
Foreseen end date
31 October 2009
Description
Danish-based wind-turbine producer Siemens Wind Power will offshore 100 sales jobs to Hamburg, Germany. The management announced 22 June 2009 the offshoring was part of a strategy concentrating the company's European sales functions in Germany. However, the company will keep its headquarters and offshore sales activities in Denmark. According to Dagbladet Børsen Siemens Wind Power has 5,500 employees, 4,000 of which are in Denmark.
Sources
22 June 2009: Dagbladet Børsen
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Siemens Wind Power, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Denmark, factsheet number 69422, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69422.
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