Crown Holdings - UK

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire; Worcestershire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Worcester
Sector
Manufacturing
(24 - 25) Manufacture of metals
25.9 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products
25.92 - Manufacture of light metal packaging
118 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
15 April 2013
Employment effect (start)
7 July 2013
Foreseen end date
8 July 2013

Description

Food packaging company Crown Cork & Seal has announced that it is to close its Carnaud Metalbox site in Perrywood Walk with the loss of 118 jobs.  The company expects the site to close in the next three months after consultation with the staff.  The closure is attributed to poor financial results.

Sources

  • 15 April 2013: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Crown Holdings - UK, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 75262, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75262.