Screen trims staff in cost-cutting drive

25 August 2004

Screen UK has made 10 redundancies as part of ongoing cost reductions and efficiencies.The 10 losses involved four compulsory and six voluntary redundancies from across the firm, taking its total headcount down to 58.

"We had to cut costs," said Screen UK managing director Brian Filler. "It wasn't because they hadn't done a good job they had."

The lay-offs came from across the firm's departments including administration, logistics and demonstration. Although no customer-facing sales roles were cut, among the four compulsory redundancies was distributor sales manager Nigel Pope.

"Nigel did a very good job," said Filler.

Despite the need to make the cuts Filler said the business was performing "extremely well", and pointed out the rationalisation wasn't anything that competitors didn't also have to face.

He said the firm would continue to offer customers the same level of service having done a lot in the past 18 months to improve its logistics, systems, remote diagnostics and remote training.

Story by Barney Cox