AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL GOODS MAKER CLIPSAL TO SHED UP TO 200 JOBS
ADELAIDE, Jun 13, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) --
Electrical products
manufacturer Clipsal has announced plans to close its Barossa
Valley plant in South Australia, with the loss of about 200
jobs.
The company said rising transport costs had led to the
decision to close the Nuriootpa plastics plant by mid-2009.
The Barossa Valley operations would be transferred to the
Clipsal plant to Gepps Cross in suburban Adelaide, it said.
Clipsal chief executive Erik Scholtz said as a result of the
transfer it was expected up to 200 workers would no longer be
required.
"We expect they will accept voluntary packages and expect
natural attrition to create a large part of that," he told the
Adelaide Advertiser.
The Australian Workers Union said it was disappointed by the
decision.
South Australian branch secretary Wayne Hanson said a
commitment to manufacturing in regional areas was being wound
back by the company.
(AAP)
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