A Derbyshire aerospace engineering firm is to almost halve its workforce following a slump in orders caused by the impact of the coronavirus crisis.
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, which manufactures airframe seals and reinforced components at its factory on the Cadley Hill Industrial Estate, in Swadlincote, is cutting jobs after seeing a 40% slump in business.
According to the Unite union, the firm is looking to make 60 roles redundant out of a total workforce of 137.
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The company will now enter into a 30-day consultation with the union, which has vowed to fight to minimise the number of job losses as much as possible.
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the aviation sector as lockdowns across the world resulted in a fall in demand for air travel.
It has impacted major players, including Rolls-Royce, which has its civil aerospace division in Derby.
The aero engine-maker is looking to cut 9,000 jobs from its global workforce of 52,000. Last week, the firm reported that 3,000 海角视频 workers had expressed an interest in voluntary redundancy, of which 2,000 will leave the company next month.
But the effects of the coronavirus crisis are also impacting aerospace supply chain companies like Trelleborg.
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In Derby, supply chain specialist Incora (formerly Pattonair) is looking to cut hundreds of jobs, while Nottinghamshire’s Turbine Surface Technologies is making just over 100 people redundant from its workforce of around 600.
Meanwhile, Gardner Aerospace, which is based in Derby and makes components for the likes of Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace, is also reducing its head count.
Speaking about the latest redundancies at Trelleborg, Katie Morris, regional officer at Unite, said: “This is a further blow to the aerospace industry in the East Midlands.
"Dozens of our members and their families will be feeling heartbroken and fearful but we will do our very best by them.
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“There is no doubt in our mind that these job losses are a direct result of the 海角视频 government’s failure to provide targeted sector-specific support, unlike other countries such as France and Germany, which have provided billions to protect their aerospace industry.
“Unite expects to enter into constructive consultations with Trelleborg.
“We're determined to keep job losses to an absolute minimum and on a voluntary basis."