The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Repair And Installation Of Machinery And Equipment Repair And Installation Of Machinery And Equipment 33.1 - Repair of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment
179 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 May 2016
Employment effect (start)
20 May 2016
Foreseen end date
31 May 2016
Description
On 4 May, the commercial court of Thionville decided to liquidate the maintenance company Sommet that had been placed in receivership only one month before the decision. The company currently employs 179 people; all of whom are to be dismissed by the end of May. The workforce is mainly employed in two regions in France: the Nord - Pas-de-Calais region, and the Lorraine region. In the Nord - Pas-de-Calais region three sites are currently operational: Grande-Synthe with 21 employees, Prouvy with 21 employees, and Corbehem with 48 employees. The Lorraine region is also host to three sites in Clouange (Moselle), Atton (Meurthe-et-Moselle) and Heming (Moselle), and 89 individuals in total are currently employed in this region. Local authorities in the Nord region have stated that they will try to find a company to take over the site and hope to save some positions.
Sources
14 May 2016: La Voix du Nord
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Sommet, Closure in France, factsheet number 87540, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/87540.
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