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Boston Whaler to furlough half its workforce
By IBI Magazine
Boston Whaler filed a notice with the Agency for Workforce Innovation in Florida saying that it intends to lay off about 250 workers from the end of June through July. That amounts to half of the Brunswick boat company's workforce at its facility in Edgewater, Florida. Brunswick also said in a statement that it intends to suspend production at most of its US fiberglass boatbuilding facilities for July.
A story in the Orlando Business Journal said that Boston Whaler expects to recall all workers, but they may be off work long enough to become eligible for unemployment.
"In managing our business, Brunswick is — and has been — producing fewer boats and engines to reduce marine pipeline inventories in the face of continued weak retail demand for boats," Dan Kubera, Brunswick spokesman, said in a statement. "As part of this effort, we have been taking downtime at all of our plants at various times this year. Indeed, we will be suspending production at most of our U.S.-based fiberglass manufacturing plants during July."
Kubera declined to elaborate which other Brunswick facilities would suspend production for July, and if there would be any long-term layoffs. "We will continue to closely monitor the marine market, and act accordingly," he said in the statement.
Brunswick announced in March that it would lay off 400 employees at its Sea Ray plant in Merritt Island, Florida, and last month, it said it would stop production of its Bluewater Marine brands on July 1. The plant closure in Newberry, South Carolina will result in the loss of 175 jobs
By IBI Magazine
Boston Whaler filed a notice with the Agency for Workforce Innovation in Florida saying that it intends to lay off about 250 workers from the end of June through July. That amounts to half of the Brunswick boat company's workforce at its facility in Edgewater, Florida. Brunswick also said in a statement that it intends to suspend production at most of its US fiberglass boatbuilding facilities for July.
A story in the Orlando Business Journal said that Boston Whaler expects to recall all workers, but they may be off work long enough to become eligible for unemployment.
"In managing our business, Brunswick is — and has been — producing fewer boats and engines to reduce marine pipeline inventories in the face of continued weak retail demand for boats," Dan Kubera, Brunswick spokesman, said in a statement. "As part of this effort, we have been taking downtime at all of our plants at various times this year. Indeed, we will be suspending production at most of our U.S.-based fiberglass manufacturing plants during July."
Kubera declined to elaborate which other Brunswick facilities would suspend production for July, and if there would be any long-term layoffs. "We will continue to closely monitor the marine market, and act accordingly," he said in the statement.
Brunswick announced in March that it would lay off 400 employees at its Sea Ray plant in Merritt Island, Florida, and last month, it said it would stop production of its Bluewater Marine brands on July 1. The plant closure in Newberry, South Carolina will result in the loss of 175 jobs
