A Derby aerospace firm is set to lay off dozens of employees as it faces the effects of the coronarivus pandemic on its business.
Gardner Aerospace, based at Victory Park, in Allenton, sent a letter to employees detailing up to 70 potential redundancies.
The company, which manufactures components for companies such as Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace, shut down for two weeks in March due to the pandemic.
A significant number of its staff were also furloughed at the time, Derbyshire Live understands.
Derbyshire Live has seen a letter to employees which says the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has “caused Gardner Aerospace to review the cost base of the business”.
Staff were told the decision was made after Airbus, one of the firm's largest customers, announced that it was slowing the rate at which it produced aircraft.
The letter said: “As a result of this review and regretfully, I am announcing the potential headcount reduction in the Derby site of up to 70 employees across the direct and indirect functions.”
An anonymous employee, who has been furloughed by the company, told Derbyshire Live they felt “left in the dark with minimal contact being made” by the company.
Gardner Aerospace, which also has bases in Hull, Basildon, Broughton and Chester, employs more than 2,000 people worldwide.
There are plans to close the factory in Melton, Hull due to the economic downturn, Hull Live reports.
Derbyshire Live approached Gardner Aerospace for comment.
