APW Enclosures

Type
Closure
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland; Eastern and Midland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
6 January 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2005

Description

Management at Dublin-based APW Enclosures, which makes computer frames, told union shop stewards that the plant would close in June 2005. Negotiations are to begin immediately on redundancy terms and on an offer by the company to help its staff secure alternative employment.

There have been rumours for some time that the operation was to move to Poland. Management have said it was too expensive to continue manufacturing in the Republic. The company also has plants in Cork and Galway, but it is understood these are not affected by the decision.

Sources

  • 20 January 2005: The Irish Times

Citation

Eurofound (2005), APW Enclosures, Closure in Ireland, factsheet number 61003, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61003.