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.
South West; Gloucestershire; Wiltshire and North Somerset
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
275 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 November 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011
Description
Pharmaceutical firm Catalent Pharma Solutions has said that it is to make 275 workers redundant by December 2011. The company makes soft gel capsules for the pharmaceutical industry. It has announced that a low level of global demand has lead to the need for the job losses.
Sources
9 November 2009: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Catalent Pharma Solutions, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 69824, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69824.
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