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Manufacturing (31) Manufacture of furniture 31.0 - Manufacture of furniture 31.0 - Manufacture of furniture
115 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
22 April 2015
Employment effect (start)
3 June 2015
Foreseen end date
30 June 2015
Description
Furniture manufacturer Meubles du Poitou (MDP) has announced to its works council the closure of the company as of the 3rd June 2015. All 115 employees will be dismissed. The company has been placed in receivership in December 2014 with a six months period to find a buyer. As no bids to take over the business were received, the company will cease its activities and close in June.
Sources
22 April 2015: Le Courrier de l'Ouest
Citation
Eurofound (2015), MDP Industries, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 83561, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/83561.