Avaya ‘considering’ Northern Ireland plant closure
U.S. telecommunications company Avaya has confirmed it plans to its plant in Monkstown, County Antrim, close Nortel bought last month.
Avaya, owned by private equity firm Silver Lake and TPG Capital, bought the division manager of U.S. $ 915m for Nortel in December.
About 40% of employees in the workplace Monkstown Avaya enterprise.
The union Unite want a meeting with management and said that 140 jobs are at risk.
Avaya is in a consultation, said the strategic business decision, which could potentially come close to Monkstown (Northern Ireland) office, said a spokesperson for the company of the BBC.
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster Invest NI continues to build relationships with Avaya.
I understand that the employees have been spoken to about the intention to inform consolidate Avaya as part of a European restructuring plan, he said.
At this point it is unclear what it means for Northern Ireland, Invest NI continues to build relationships with Avaya, even in close collaboration with the local government in Northern Ireland as the greatest possible power position.
It would be inappropriate to speculate further Avaya is an official announcement. Earlier this month, Avaya describes what he calls a roadmap for integration of the existing activities of Nortel. The company said that it was interrupted in some areas of overlap and some products from Nortel.
On Thursday, it was announced that Hughes Christensen is drill factory in Belfast, the closure of the loss of 210 jobs.
The parent company, Baker Hughes said his business would move to Texas.
Castlereagh complex was done in operation for 55 years to exercises for oil and gas.
The company has released about 135 people last year, blamed on a drop in the drilling world.
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