Cummins

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland; West Central Scotland; North Lanarkshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Cumbernauld
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
28.11 - Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
130 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
2 October 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Engine and generator manufacturer Cummins has announced plans to close its site in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, which will make 130 staff redundant. The management of the company said that the closure is due to long-term unsustainability and due to challenging global economic conditions. An eventual maintenance of the establishment shall require GBP 3 million (€3,5 million as at 31 October 2019) investment, which is missing.  

The Unite union required job transfers to company’s sites in England and called on the Scottish Government and North Lanarkshire Council to intervene in order to protect the jobs. The timetable for the site's closure will be determined through the consultation process, that has been started by the company.

Cummins has operated in Cumbernauld for 30 years.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), Cummins, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 98869, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/98869.