Company/Organisation:
A. Espersen
Geographic Location
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Vejle amt
Location of affected unit(s):
Fredericia
Company
Sector:
Manufacturing
Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products
10.20 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Number Employed:
160
Employment Effects
Announcement Date:
04-04-2017
Planned Job Reductions min:
125
Planned Job Reductions max:
125
Type of Restructuring:
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Direct Dismissals:
125
Additional Information
On Monday, 3 April 2017 the management of the fish group A. Espersen, informed the Cooperation Committee at the factory in Fredericia, Jutland that the production of processed food at the factory will be offshored to Poland. Consequently all 125 employees in production will be dismissed. Only 35 employee working in sales, procurement and product development will remain in Fredericia. According to A. Espersen a number of streamlining measures have not been effective enough to keep the production in Denmark.
Sources:
04-04-2017Avisen.dk
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