MUSIC, formerly called The MUSIC Group, has announced that it proposes to dismiss as redundant around 70 staff at its manufacturing and office facility in Coatbridge, Scotland. The company is about to enter into a process of collective consultation with all affected employees. However, in the event that the redundancies are confirmed following consultation, the Coatbridge facility would cease operations completely. In that event, TANNOY loudspeaker production would be transferred to MUSIC’s new three-million-square-foot manufacturing plant in Zhongshan, China, with its research and development activities, as well as marketing, being relocated to MUSIC’s Innovation center in Manchester, U.K.
SVP, Lifestyle & Home, Peter Sommer said, “Following an extensive evaluation of our operational and financial structure, we have taken the difficult decision to propose that the staff in our TANNOY manufacturing and office facility in Coatbridge are dismissed as redundant, which, if confirmed, would see the facility closed. Although this is a challenging time, I would like to thank our TANNOY employees for their immense dedication and loyalty over the years, which I feel confident will not be diminished even as we approach the forthcoming period of collective consultation.”
Following the announcement, all sales, order and delivery processes have remained unaffected.