Kodak axes 600 jobs

Photographic equipment manufacturer Kodak today said it was axing 600 jobs in the UK and closing a factory in Nottingham.

Photographic equipment manufacturer Kodak today said it was cutting 600 jobs in the UK and closing a factory in Nottingham.

The group plans to shut its photo film finishing plant at Annesley with the loss of 350 jobs.

Kodak also said it was closing part of its operations at a site in Harrow, Middlesex, reducing the 1,350-strong workforce there by 250 people.

The cuts are part of a global restructuring programme announced by Kodak in January.

The US-based company is being forced to reshape its operations in the face of declining demand for traditional photographic film and the rising popularity of digital cameras.