I used to be management in Barloword and they are going down hill fast. The corporate knee jerk reaction is to blame management, when the economy started failing they would not listen to reason or the facts. There have been many lay offs and unwarranted terminations through out the company. So dont believe the hype about how good and concerned they are.
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oddly enough they are hiring heavily in memphis tn for managers and techs, maybe just relocating offices to larger metro areas. Hickory NC is not doing well and several companies have closed branches there due to furniture and textile business decline.
I know their previous CFO (head accountant?) has moved to a Caterpillar dealer,,, I am so tempted to tell Rob1 that they are closing just the branches in the Carolinas,,, but I have NO real idea, and I think if anyone told you they knew what was going on they should be suspect of not telling the truth... you can bet these things are sworn to secrecy...
They closed down the Hickory NC Branch and laid off some Techs. There a few resident Techs working out of Charlotte.
There were layoffs in 2 other states. I have not heard any positive comments about their management style.
Do you know which locations if any that they are closing?
About 2 years ago Barolworld (South Africa) gave a directive to Barloworld - Lift Trucks in the USA (or SE region) they must achieve a minimum of 20% ROA or ROI (can't recall which) and gave them two years to do so or.............. I have friends in low places and they shared with me the document.
They brought in new managment in the Atlanta area (most of which came from the land of the Queen) or at least had teh acccent of the same). Sure enough many folks bailed out - sales adminstrative, etc. My neighbor who worked for them over 10 years was one to do so & she liked her job until the management change.
Business ain't too good in Atlanta area, the 2 year edict is up. You can take it from there.