DLH

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
World
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Brazil, Poland, Sweden, United States, Russia
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
46 - Wholesale trade
46.8 - Other specialised wholesale
46.83 - Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment
220 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 October 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2009
Foreseen end date

Description

Danish wholesaler of tropical wood DLH will cut 220 jobs worldwide as a result of weak order intake. The  activites in Brazil, Sweden, and Poland will be closed. Administrative functions will be also centralised at the headquarters in Tåstrup (Greater Copenhagen). A small number of employees in USA and Russia will be made redundant. 

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2009), DLH, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 69735, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69735.