Staff cuts at Laminex plant

Press, 21 June 1980, Page 6

Staff cuts at Laminex plant

The Christchurch brand of Laminex Industries is reducing work at its Hornbj plant making 29 workers re 'dundant. | A statement yesterdax [from the company, a sub- : sidiary of Alex Harvey Industries. Ltd. .said all 29 had been offered alternative jobs at the Crown Crystal Glass factory nearby. The Laminex plant supplemented the company’s main Auckland factor}- in the making of decorative building laminates. The decision had been taken reluctantly, but “two factories cannot be run economically at the present level of building activity where new house completions have dropped from more than 30,000 in. 1975 to about 14,000 forecast for 1980.” said A.H.L’s managing director, Mr C. M. Cairns.

h| The Laminex plant will be j-| reduced to two component y> manufacturing lines and. a •-! distribution warehouse for [the South Isand in about ai y- month. )-; The company’s manager. i-iMr G. E. Langford, said that d;a distribution warehouse in cj;Christchurch would continue s'to provide a regular service; ■to South Island customers. ; !-i The secretary of the; n, Canterbury branch of the:' e Engineers’ Union (Mr R. J.; 1-i Todd) said the movement ofl [workers to another factoryi n'was not “the simple, open: o'and shut case” it appeared. ; n[ A meeting of the 25 [ tiengineers involved would be[ y;held on Monday to consider; i-i“areas of concern.” Mr Toddn i declined to comment on J o what these were. i r; The four other employees ;/in the move are clerical ;. 'workers.