Type
Closure
Country
Spain
Region
Noreste; Comunidad Foral de Navarra;
Location of affected unit(s)
Alsásua
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment
Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.

150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
14 May 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2010
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010

Description

Wind energy group Gamesa has announced the closure of its wind turbine blade plant at Alsasua (formerly Fiberblade, and now known as Gamesa Innovation and Technologies Alsasua, or GISA), which has 150 staff. The plant's management team informed the company's works committee that an employment regulation file covering "the full termination of activities" had been presented.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Gamesa Innovation and Technologies Alsasua, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 70582, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70582.