Saint-Gobain PAM UK has revealed plans to close its Holwell factory in Melton Mowbray.
It puts 161 staff members at risk of redundancy, according to reports in the Construction Enquirer, as the firm looks to move the manufacturing of access covers and gratings products to its factory in Blénod, France.
A period of consultation is now underway with employees and the GMB union. A closure of the factory is not expected until the end of the year.
Alan Gwilliam, Managing Director of Saint-Gobain PAM UK, said the factory had become uncompetitive after contending with Brexit, Covid and cost increases over the last few years, and despite efforts from the Holwell team.
Meanwhile the French factory has recently been invested in to minimise the carbon intensity of production, resulting in a significant reduction in the carbon emissions related to products.
