Type
Bankruptcy
Country
Croatia
Region
Hrvatska; Kontinentalna Hrvatska; Grad Zagreb
Location of affected unit(s)
Vukomerec, Zagreb
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment
30.2 - Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock

212 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
2 July 2014
Employment effect (start)
3 July 2014
Foreseen end date

Description

Croatian state-owned rolling stock company Gredelj (Tvornica željezničkih vozila Gredelj) has announced that it will cut 212 jobs.

According to the sources, in 2012 the company has declared bankruptcy, due to a decline in overseas orders and a large reduction in orders from Croatian Railways (HZ). The sources note that from 2012 the company continued to manufacture rail vehicles, honouring existing agreements whilst still under bankruptcy conditions. A new business plan was set up to reduce costs and the redundancies are a result of this.


Sources

  • 2 July 2014: 24sata
  • 2 July 2014: Index

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Gredelj, Bankruptcy in Croatia, factsheet number 77274, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77274.