Type
Relocation
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products
20.5 - Manufacture of other chemical products

146 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
10 September 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

The Ardagh factory in Merthyr Tydfil will shut down and move production to Nottinghamshire and Norwich resulting in the loss of 146 jobs.

The closure came after a period of consultation with the unions and the Welsh government.

The company stated that it would do everything it could to offer workers jobs at its other UK factories.

No timeline is available yet. 


Sources

  • 10 September 2012: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Ardagh Group, Relocation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 74143, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74143.