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.
Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 30.2 - Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock 30.2 - Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
279 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
1 August 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2012
Foreseen end date
30 September 2012
Description
In August 2012, Tabor Szynowy Opole announced plans to shut down its unit in Zielona Góra and cut all 279 jobs. The dismissals will be carried out in two stages: 150 jobs will be cut in August 2012, and the next 129 in September 2012.
The company has decided to close the unit as it is no longer profitable.
Tabor Szynowy Opole was founded in 1907. The unit in Zielona Góra was acquired by Tabor Szynowy Opole in 2003. The company offers a range of services from repairs of carriages to production and repairs of freight cars.
Sources
23 August 2012: Gazeta Wyborcza ()
1 August 2012: Strefa Biznesu ()
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Tabor Szynowy Opole, Closure in Poland, factsheet number 74022, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74022.
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