A recent review of the Minerals Division Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region has highlighted significant overcapacity, particularly at the Todmorden plant. This is compounded by limited current demand and modest projected growth in the UK and European domestic markets traditionally served by the facility. The Minerals Division’s key growth markets within EMEA for mining future facing commodities such as copper are mostly located in Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
The proposal also includes plans to invest in a new engineering, technology, and sales & service centre nearby. This new facility will consolidate the operations of the Division’s existing Rochdale service centre, with the unaffected roles from Todmorden, on a new modern site.
If implemented, the proposal would result in the closure of the Todmorden plant by the end of 2025 with production being relocated to other facilities in the EMEA region, including to the Division’s South African foundries in Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. Should this happen, Weir says it is committed to minimising redundancies and providing robust support to affected colleagues during the transition.
