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.
Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland; Antrim and Newtownabbey
Location of affected unit(s)
Carrickfergus
Sector
(10 - 33) Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 April 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Expansion at an electronics company in Carrickfergus will create 100 new jobs, its owners have said. Schrader Electronics is creating the jobs as part of a major expansion, backed by £3.5m funding from Invest NI. The expansion will bring to 160 the number of people employed at the Carrickfergus site. Leslie Morrison of Invest NI said the new plant would let the firm 'consolidate its position as a global market leader in its target business sectors'.
'The decision to locate this new facility in Carrickfergus is a testament to the skills and capabilities of the local workforce,' he said.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Schrader Electronics, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 63304, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63304.
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