Bauer Nike Hockey closing plants
SubscriptionsGo to the Subscriptions Centre to manage your:My ProfileBauer Nike Hockey is cutting 321 jobs by closing or downsizing three plants in Ontario and Quebec part of a major restructuring that will see it outsourcing the manufacture of most of its well known hockey gear to other makers.The company said its 137 employee stick factory in Cambridge, Ont., Best Air Max 2016 Red Black Outlet Online will close by March 2004. A Mississauga goalie equipment plant that employs 30 people will close in May 2004.The firm's skate and helmet plant in St. Jerome, Que., will be downsized in three phases beginning in December; 154 jobs will be lost at that plant.Bauer is getting out of manufacturing to concentrate on research, elite athlete product development and customization, the company said.Manufacturers in Ontario and Quebec been 2016 Nike Air Max picked to make Bauer equipment where possible, the firm said. About 90 per cent of the lost production will continue to be made in Canada, with the rest going to international suppliers."We recognize that the realities of competitive manufacturing affect people and this is clearly a difficult day for all of us," Chris Zimmerman, president CEO of Bauer Nike Hockey said.The company 2016 Nike Air Max will continue to employ 225 people in Canada at its Mississauga head office and distribution centre, and at its Nike Air Max 2016 Womens skate, helmet and research facilities in St. Jerome."We can either continue to be challenged under the current competitive environment or make the necessary changes to restore Bauer Nike Hockey's competitive position at the forefront of the international hockey equipment industry," Zimmerman said.
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