Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Italy
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sariano di Gropparello (PC), Avigliana (TO)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment
30.12 - Building of pleasure and sporting boats

550 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 November 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

Azimut-Benetti, Italian manufacturer of yachts and mega-yachts, has announced 550 job cuts.

The company is to close its plant in Sariano di Gropparello (province of Piacenza), with the consequent loss of 200 jobs. Moreover, the company is planning 350 job cuts (out of 1,150) at Avigliana site, in the province of Turin. According to the company, the reorganization plan is due to the economic crisis and the consequent fall in demand.

Azimut-Benetti operates worldwide and it is the largest private group in the yachting sector. In Italy it has around 2,000 employees.


Sources

  • 29 December 2012: Piacenza24
  • 21 November 2012: Conquiste del Lavoro

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Azimut-Benetti, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 74609, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74609.