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 33.17 - Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment
120 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 December 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Gemini Rail Services, based in the Springburn area of Glasgow, has announced plans to close which will result in the loss of 120 employee jobs plus a further 60 contractor jobs. The company maintains trains for ScotRail and attributed the decision to close to a decline in work orders which resulted from the introduction of new rolling stock. A consultation over the proposed closure is set to start imminently. Both politicians and the Unite union have criticised the decision.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Gemini Rail Services, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 96267, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96267.
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