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Adminstrative / Support Services 81 - Services to buildings and landscape activities 81.2 - Cleaning activities 81.23 - Other cleaning activities
180 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
21 April 2012
Foreseen end date
1 May 2012
Description
On 6 April, the Commercial Court of Montpellier decided the liquidation of Belmonte (180 employees), a French company specialized in road cleaning and planning. The liquidation was due to the rising debt of the company. All the employees were dismissed within a period of 15 days after the court decision.
It is reported that a competitor operating in the north of France, JV Group (145 employees), plans to partially take over Belmonte and its 66 employees.
Sources
7 April 2012: Midi Libre
6 April 2012: Le Parisien
7 April 2012: France 3
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Belmonte, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 73505, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73505.