A new factory, , but hope for the future came to naught. The announcement that the 450 people given notice on Findus came without warning according to one of the employees who attended Thursday’s meeting.
– It was shocking. It was not so much reactions to the big meeting. But then when we met with our immediate bosses were some who cried and many were angry and cursed, said machine repairman Martin Palsson said.
When employees was informed that the drug up to the big meeting in the morning, thought Mattias Palsson it might move on negative news, but nothing near the large notice which was to be presented. According to him, the company has been characterized by confidence and investment in the two years he worked at the factory.
– I took the job there because I felt it was a job for the future, but really so it was not so, he said.
Even no policy , one sees with surprise at the news, which now has major implications for the municipality.
– Findus mean a lot to Bjuv . says Christer Landin (S), First Deputy Chairman of Bjuvs municipal jumping in as deputy mayor.
The news that the employees received at a meeting in the afternoon means that the vast majority of Findus employees in Sweden are now disappearing, only 175 posts will remain in the country.
instead, food company to outsource production to any or some of the other European plants operated by Findus owner, British Nomad foods.
the company is the largest private employer in the municipality, and the closure is a blow.
Christer Landin notes that the new owners, who took over at the end of last year, spoke of a “long-term ownership “.
– it was not so long before.
One reason for the layoffs is the geographical location, type Henrik Hjalmarsson, CEO of Findus Sweden AB.
“Although Sweden and Scandinavia are key markets, the investment in Bjuv longer transport routes and thus higher costs to other major markets like Southern and Western Europe, which in turn makes it harder for us to put ourselves in competition” , it says in a press release.
Now begin negotiations with the union. Hjalmarsson would not speculate on when the negotiations can be completed or layoffs implemented.
“But my focus in the near term is obviously on my team and to find forms of cooperation with the municipality and other relevant organizations, to mitigate the effects of today’s announcement, “he writes.
Findus owned since at the end of 2015 the grocery company Nomad foods, which bought the company of Liongem Sweden for 500 million pounds, about seven billion.
Findus, which had several owners since it was founded in Bjuv 1941, has operations in Norway, Finland, Denmark, Spain and Belgium. The Swedish part had sales in 2014 more than 2.6 billion.
Findus business in Småland, Loftahammar not affected by the layoffs.
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