Pirelli Announces Further Carlisle Redundancies

It appears as if Pirelli is seeking further voluntary redundancies amongst it production staff in Carlisle. The company has confirmed this in a statement, however at this stage it is not clear how many positions will be cut.

Pirelli says it has informed senior trade union officials at both its Burton on Trent and Carlisle plants that it is willing to consider voluntary redundancy applications from production workers and supporting services. Information about the cutbacks was given as a second five-day shutdown, the result of falling demand, began on April 8.

“This is due to the continuing slowdown of the global tyre market and reduction in car manufacturing which is clearly going to last longer than originally predicted,” read a Pirelli statement. “Recent announcements of plans by leading governments to improve the situation, even if successful, will not have an immediate impact on production volumes.

“At this stage it is not possible to predict the number of voluntary redundancies there will be at either plant due to the volatility in world markets, however, it is Pirelli’s hope that all losses can be achieved by the use of volunteers,” the statement continued. “Pirelli Industrial is confident that with the continuing support of their employees and unions we can, in partnership, protect the long term future of the Carlisle and Burton factories.”