The exterior of Berkshire Industries located at 109 Apremont Way, Westfield.
WESTFIELD – Late on Thursday morning, the Westfield Mayor’s office was notified that Berkshire Industries in Westfield would be closing its doors immediately on Thursday.
Once hearing of the imminent closing the Mayor’s office contacted the Western Mass Regional Employment Board to let them know of the news. FutureWorks in Springfield, and CareerPoint in Holyoke, are the employment board agencies in Western Mass that will be a resource for the employees of Berkshire Industries who are now left without a job. The agencies have a rapid response service that notifies the work force, gives people job replacement, unemployment benefits, resume skills, and re-training.
According to City Advancement Officer Joe Mitchell, a rapid response service comes into play when 50 or more people are let go from a company. Berkshire Industries website indicated they had over 150 employees but there were reports recently that staffing was around 80.
The Westfield News attempted to reach out to Berkshire Industries for an explanation as to why the company shut down, but no comment has been made at this time. The Westfield News will continue to follow this story.
According to their web site, Berkshire Industries was founded in 1956 and is a “manufacturer that specializes in machining highly complex precision parts and end-to-end component solutions for commercial and military aerospace, defense, power generation, semiconductor, and telecommunications industries.”
