Market downturn triggers ADL’s consultation process on proposed restructure with possible loss of 650 jobs
By Jim Gibbins - 1st September 2020
UK - Alexander Dennis Ltd of Larbert, UK, the bus and coach building subsidiary of NFI Group Inc of Winnipeg, Canada, has begun the formal consultation of its previously announced restructuring programme in response to the significant fall in demand for new buses and coaches in the United Kingdom as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The dramatic fall in demand for new buses and coaches because of lockdown, combined with social distancing and low passenger numbers has left ADL with no alternative but to adjust its business to the current economic situation. Since the announcement on July 27, 2020 of a restructuring programme putting up to 650 jobs at risk across all ADL's UK facilities, the company has continued its dialogue with UK and Scottish Governments and other stakeholders. It says there remains no immediate visibility of the stimulus funding urgently required to support operators to place orders, making it necessary to begin the formal consultation on proposed changes.
