20 years after Germany's Bosch took over the Esbjerg-based company Holger Christiansen A/S, the entire company is now shutting down. 77 lose their jobs.
Holger Christiansen A/S in Esbjerg closes the sale of spare parts to Danish workshops at the end of 2025.
This includes, among other things, starters, generators, air conditioning compressors and electrical spare parts, which are sold under the HC-Cargo brand.
The decision comes after the main warehouse was already moved from Esbjerg to Poland in 2023 by the company's German owner, Bosch. At the time, 85 out of 180 employees lost their jobs. This time 77 employees are affected by cuts.
That's what Motormagasinet writes.
At the same time, the six distribution companies in Europe will also be closed. These companies are located in Germany, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, France and Poland and have a total of 72 employees.
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– We are sad to announce the closure of HC-Cargo's head office here in Esbjerg. Holger Christiansen A/S has been part of the city since 1963, and the closure therefore marks the end of an era, says Lars Almosetoft, managing director of Holger Christiansen A/S, to the media.
The move and closure comes in response to a weak market for electrical parts for local garages.
Lars Almosetoft emphasizes that sales in this area have been stagnant in recent years. Changes in market conditions have made it necessary for the company to adapt, which now results in the closure of both the head office in Esbjerg and the European distribution companies.
Of the current employees in Esbjerg, around 25 percent are warehouse workers, while the rest work in administration.
Almosetoft also mentions that the company is in dialogue with the employees about the situation, and that work will be done to find solutions for those who lose their jobs.
Holger Christiansen A/S has been a well-known company in Esbjerg and the surrounding area for more than 60 years, but with the upcoming closure in 2025, the local presence will disappear.
The company's future operations will be largely handled from Poland, where the main warehouse was already moved to two years ago.
The news about the shutdown in Esbjerg comes very shortly after a Danish lift manufacturer announced that they are shutting down production here at home. Read more about it here .
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