Blame game was expected, but I'm more interested in whether anyone actually tried to prevent closure from happening? I doubt they did.
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Atherstone should have gone 10 years ago
The makers were too costly to run, too much waste, not enough productivity
Lucky it lasted this long
Atherstone is a great example of how unions have f!,,,,,,, up British manufacturing. Stood in the way of progress, forced up wages to uncompetitive levels etc. they need to look in the mirror
Sadly Xtract turned into our Trojan horse. We gave all of our volume away based on the forecasts of a di-----k who has since been given the Spanish Archer. We never stood a chance :-(
I would imagine that there were several people trying to save the plant at 3M Center, including directors and VPs. In my plant closure experience it has always been the case, nobody really wants to close a plant if there is another way. (Was Xtract an attempt to save the plant?)
As can be seen by the absolute and utter shitshow of the other thread, in this case it looks fair to conclude Atherstone was probably well past saving.
There is no need to blame anyone. It was about time for Atherstone to close down. Many other small and inefficient plants in LATAM and USAc have to close too. 3M needs to make bold decisions before the company goes bankrupt.