Saab Bofors Dynamics

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Sweden
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Motala, Eskilstuna
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
190 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
10 November 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2011
Foreseen end date

Description

Missile producer Saab Bofors Dynamics has announced it will dismiss all 190 employees at the production sites in Motala and Eskilstuna at the beginning of 2011. However, part of the production is planned to move to Linköping and Karlskoga, Sweden. All 60 employees in Eskilstuna and 130 in Motala are affected by the restructuring. See related factsheets, 14250, 4548.

Sources

  • 11 November 2010: Svenska Dagbladet
  • 11 November 2010: Dagens Industri

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Saab Bofors Dynamics, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 71167, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71167.