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Atlas Copco reorganizes roller manufacturing in Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden, August 14, 2012:
Atlas Copco has decided to reorganize the production of road
construction equipment in Karlskrona, Sweden, to create a more
competitive production unit with stronger future growth potential. The
planned activities will require an investment of about MSEK 30, and
unfortunately also a reduction of the workforce.
A full analysis of the Karlskrona facility has been carried out after
the first flow-based production line was started up in March this year.
The investments to be carried out in the coming 12 months will be used
to rationalize the setup for logistics and assembly at the factory
site, bringing the cost level closer to that of other production units
and freeing up space for future manufacturing of products.
Atlas Copco’s subsidiary Dynapac Compaction Equipment AB has today
therefore given notice to Arbetsförmedlingen (Public Employment
Service) about a reduction of 83 blue-collar employees. Negotiations
with the local metal workers union will begin immediately.
“Given the ongoing changes and the current production volumes, it has
become clear that these are difficult but necessary decisions to ensure
we have a competitive facility that lives up to the full potential of
its application and product knowledge,” said Nico Delvaux, President of
Atlas Copco’s business area Construction Technique. “We will do all we
can to support employees who are affected by these measures.”
The factory in Karlskrona, which primarily manufactures soil and
asphalt rollers, currently has 493 employees. The facility will be
developed as Atlas Copco’s competence center for design and production
of premium rollers.
Based on press release from Atlas Copco
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