It will appear that more and more of plant consolidations are being mentioned these days. With GS&I being ever more prominent, one would imagine when it will ever stop. Is the intent to actually have all forms of manufacturing out-sourced and all service centers be transferred to third-party vendors, do we see the end of it or will there be more?
I have worked with honeywell for more than 20 years and for the last 3 years, I have never seen the GS&I team in such an aggressive move to keep shutting down sites. Its like a bulldozer making its way to the signboard. Ever wondered why all the VP are making a beeline to get themselves out of Aero? Cause they signed those global ndas and are certain of the demise that is ISC. If you think your site is safe, think again. It will only be too soon when the site leader and hr calls out for urgent meetings to announce your loss of the job
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Any place in latin america as a goto location is preferred. Better watch it in apac and emeai. You ain't no longer favoured. And as far plant shut downs goes, its mainly in apac cause of all those trade disputes with china. Emeai is stalled because of the european labor laws but once our legal vultures figure it out, its going to be a permanent siesta for them euro shops.
@1ych: The Honeywell Sky Harbor facility is the site at the west end of airport on Sky Harbor Circle and it was built in the early 90's as @1tjg stated (I used to work there and moved in when it opened).
And yes as you stated Sky Harbor Airport has been around since the early 1950's.
The two posts are just different terms talking about the airport and the Honeywell facility.
Also, the post from @1tjg is correct about the Engines site on Airlane Drive on the north side of the Sky Harbor Airport being a possible superfund site is also correct. It's nothing new and has been known for years.
There are many companies involved with the contamination. See the link.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2019/08/13/toxic-groundwater-beneath-phoenix-west-van-buren-but-cleanup-stalled/3486506002/
@1tjg+1a4Mm9oE – Wrong. Sky Harbor has been around for longer than the now Honeywell facility that borders the airport. Terminal 1 was built in 1952. The airport has been around since 1935.
https://www.skyharbor.com/About/Information/History
Sky Harbor was built around 90/91 - Engines is actually the candidate for a superfund site.
There are certainly some manufacturing sites that are probably gonna be stuck with Aerospace until it gets sold off, i've heard talks about sites like Deer Valley/Sky Harbor being some kind of superfund sites that would require hundreds of millions in environmental cleanup due to all the manufacturing back pre-1980s and all the dumping outback.
The only way Honeywell would get rid of it is by spinning it off into something like Resideo and offload the liabilities into a new company.
#1 goal of Corporate Leadership is to reduce labor costs. Off shore, Mexico or contract workers.
50% reduction was a Darius announcement, not a rumor.
rumors is at least 50% reduction. So many more to go. Hang on or leave before your plant sinks too
The goal is to offshore everything possible except the executive offices.