Hoya cuts headcount at Wrexham factory

Hoya has announced restructuring plans for its Wrexham factory that put 46 workers at risk of redundancy.

The lens firm said it wanted to create a smaller, more multi-skilled and flexible workforce.

More than 100 employees will continue working at the Welsh plant after the changes, Hoya said, and customers would see little difference in their daily dealings with the company.

It said the reduced headcount followed the floods in Thailand last year (News 21.10.11), which had impacted its global supply chain.

As a contingency Hoya said it had expanded its lab in Mateszalka, Hungary, and used automated manufacturing technology to build a lab and customer support function in the UK.