General Electric

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); Shropshire and Staffordshire; Staffordshire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Kidsgrove
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.1 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
27.12 - Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus
232 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
28 September 2016
Employment effect (start)
28 October 2016
Foreseen end date
31 March 2017

Description

General Electric has announced that it is to close its operations in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire with the loss of 232 jobs. The site which manufactures components involved in the production of electricity is due for final closure in March 2017. Workers will start to leave in October 2016, with actual production scheduled to cease in December 2016. The Unite trade union has criticised the decision and has demanded further explanation as to why the site will be closed. The union has said that it suspects that General Electric wishes to transfer production to sites in Germany, though the company has rejected this suggestion.

Sources

  • 28 September 2016: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2016), General Electric, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 88772, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/88772.