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Posted: Mon 17:02, 19 Aug 2013 Post subject: Kodiak cuts 59 jobs at Harbour Grace plant |
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Kodiak cuts 59 jobs at Harbour Grace plant,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Terra Nova Shoes will cut 59 jobs from its plant in Harbour Grace,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. (CBC)Depressed demand in construction and other industries has prompted boot maker Kodiak to eliminate almost five dozen jobs at a high-end manufacturing plant in eastern Newfoundland,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Terra Nova Shoes is letting go of 59 employees,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], parent company Kodiak Group Holdings said in a statement.
"We deeply regret having to make this announcement,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], however it reflects the stark reality of difficult market conditions in industrial footwear,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," president Kevin Huckle said in a statement.
"Market demand for work boots during the economic downturn,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as well as orders from the Department of National Defence,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], have dropped significantly … Unfortunately,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], today's strong Canadian dollar gives our import competitors a tremendous advantage,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], especially when they're selling to major retailers who are also our key customers."
Harbour Grace Mayor Don Coombs said he fears the job losses will not be temporary,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
"[We] are prepared to go lobby for extra contracts,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], we're prepared to go to DND. I'm prepared to set up meetings to see if we can bring the business back and get these people back to work,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he said in an interview Friday.
"But the layoff seems like a permanent thing,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and unless that happens,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I can't see the people getting back to work."
Kodiak bought Terra Nova in 2005,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. Terra Nova manufactures high-quality workboots that have also had crossover success with the fashion industry and trendy consumers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Employment at the plant will be dropping to about 105 workers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Kodiak said Terra Nova Shoes will now focus on new products,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], including a push to lure more military orders. As well,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Kodiak plans to launch a new line under its Dickies brand in 2011.
In 2008,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Newfoundland and Labrador government announced an $8 million interest-free loan to Terra Nova Shoes to permit an expansion that was expected to also bring about 50 jobs.
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