Getinge enhances efficiency of production structure within Extended Care
Today, Getinge has entered into negotiations with union representatives regarding the closure of Extended Care’s production plant for patient handling equipment in Gloucester, in the UK. Currently, production of patient handling equipment is conducted in three production units within the business area – in Gloucester, in Amont-Hachel Belgium, and in Magog Canada.
The ambition of the future production structure is to concentrate production of active lifters to the unit in Belgium and the manufacture of passive lifters to the unit in Canada.
Extended Care anticipates an annual cost saving of approximately SEK 50 M from 2007.
The cost of implementing the closure will amount to approximately SEK 35 M, which will be charged against the first quarter of this year.
The closure and relocations are expected to be completed in the third quarter of this year.
Getinge, January 16, 2006
Johan Malmquist
President and CEO
For further information:
Johan Malmquist, Tel. +46 35 15 55 33
GETINGE is a leading provider of equipment and systems to customers within healthcare, extended care and pharmaceutical industries/laboratories.
Equipment, services and technologies for infection control, operating theatres, patient hygiene, patient handling and wound care are supplied to customers throughout the world. The Getinge Group has annual sales of SEK 11 billion and 7,200 employees.
Getinge AB (publ)
Ekebergsvägen 26, P O Box 69
S-310 44 Getinge, Sweden
Phone: +46 35 15 55 00
info@getinge.com
www.getinge.com
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