Hoya Lens

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
160 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
1 April 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2011
Foreseen end date
30 November 2011

Description

Hoya Lens in Wrexham has announced that it is to cut 160 jobs. The company, which makes lenses for glasses, has said that the first jobs will be lost this month but that redundancies will continue until November following the loss of a contract from high street retailer Boots.

Sources

  • 1 April 2011: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Hoya Lens, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71823, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71823.