Omron

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); West Midlands; Dudley
Location of affected unit(s)
Kingswinford
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
242 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 March 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010

Description

Omron, a Japanese firm manufacturing electronic car components, is to close its Kingswinford site with the loss of 242 jobs. The job losses are blamed on falling demand for new cars and they will occur by 2010.

Sources

  • 13 March 2009: BBC News UK

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Omron, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 68498, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68498.