GKN to shutter its UK window production site

摘要

UK aerostructures manufacturer GKN Aerospace will shut down its Birmingham aircraft window production facility in 2021. The decision was disclosed a year after GKN was acquired by turnaround specialist Melrose Industries in a hostile takeover bid. GKN says it conducted a "thorough assessment" of the site's "visible" orderbook, capabilities and cost base, and came to the conclusion that the facility "re-i grettahly... does not have a long-term, sustainable future".