Cf automotive statement

C&F Automotive issued this statement this morning in light of recent rumours concerning their plant in Collinstown.

 

C&F Automotive have recently been awarded a major new contract with one of the world’s largest OEMs.

This business has been secured after a nine-month battle, despite fierce competition from a highly competitive international market.

The new business will keep the Collinstown plant running at levels it has grown accustomed to since the C&F Group saved it from imminent closure when it was rescued from liquidation back in 2008.

The recently secured business will keep orders at the plant running up to 2024 and C&F will continue to fight for new contracts to safeguard jobs and grow the business further.

The Collinstown plant is currently being restructured and streamlined in alignment with seasonal customer demand while also continuing to upskill our workforce, with a number of tool making apprenticeships which enables us to continue the skill of tool making in the heart of Westmeath manufacturing.

We will also continue our intracompany training where we work closely with our sister plant in Germany.

Securing this new business is attributed to shrewd financial management and the hard working, highly skilled workforce that is embedded within the company.

This is great news for our loyal workforce and their families and also the wider north Westmeath and Longford areas, where C&F will continue to be the major employer, supporting the local economy.