Leeds engineering company puts 600 jobs at risk

OneSubsea, the West Yorkshire oil and gas engineering company, has announced that 600 jobs may be at risk.

As reported by BBC, the company is considering halting manufacturing at its Leeds site in 2017.

OneSubsea, which currently employs 929 staff in Leeds, provides solutions, products, systems and services for the subsea oil and gas market.

Some of the company’s staff will at its site on Queen Street, Stourton, under the proposals.

OneSubsea released a statement which read: “We are considering a proposal to cease manufacturing, assembly and test activities in Leeds during 2017.

“We understand the impact of this announcement on our employees and the local community.

“This is only a proposal at this stage and we will be conducting consultation with the unions and employee representatives and make every effort to try and mitigate as much as possible the impact on our employees.

“Under the proposed changes, we will keep a presence in Leeds and will continue to operate an engineering, project management and tendering hub in the city to continue to support our activities in the region.”