Vestas Brighton blade factory. Photo Credit: Vestas
Following several years of peaking demand cycles, Vestas – American Wind Technology (Portland, Oregon, U.S.) reported on Feb. 17 that it is consolidating its footprint in Colorado, in order to reflect lower near-term market demand, strengthen its Service and Construction setup and improve execution efficiency.
With the consolidation, Vestas is supporting growing business segments and ensuring the foundation for efficient adjustments and scale-up when demand increases again. The consolidation entails lower manufacturing capacity, which unfortunately involves reducing headcount by approximately 450 colleagues in total across three Colorado-based factories. Out of the 450 colleagues, Vestas expects to offer new roles in other parts of the business to approximately 150 impacted colleagues.