Major Fire Hits Emco Company Harder Than Expected: Two Months of Standstill

As important components for production are missing, negotiations on short-time work will begin with the employment service (AMS) and the union starting Friday, as reported by the "Salzburger Nachrichten" online on Thursday.

Plant stands still for two months after major fire

The fire, which broke out on the afternoon of July 1st, completely destroyed a warehouse. The day after, Managing Director Karl Pichler announced that production could resume the next day because the production area itself was spared from the fire. It has now become clear that the existing stock of components is not sufficient, and the plant must remain idle for at least two months. In an employee meeting, management and owners informed the approximately 390 employees about this.

Emco aims to keep downtime as short as possible

"Due to the procurement situation," production will come to a standstill, Managing Director Karl Pichler announced. Through a special inventory conducted in an expedited manner, the remaining available and the missing stock due to the fire were determined. It was revealed that the production range is shorter than originally assumed. "Our goal is clear: We must keep the downtime as short as possible and resume production as quickly as possible. We owe this to our employees and our customers," Pichler is quoted as saying.

According to the union, negotiations on short-time work with the employment service will begin on Friday.

(APA/Red)

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