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Roschmann Steel-and-Glass Builder Folds in Insolvency as 100 Jobs Are Cut

A separate sale of Roschmann Glas to Austria’s Ertl Glas keeps the Gersthofen glass business running.

Overview

  • Administrator Alexander Zarzitzky confirmed no buyer for Roschmann Konstruktionen aus Stahl und Glas in the regular insolvency opened on October 1.
  • About 100 employees in Gersthofen are being laid off, with a small core team retained to finish ongoing customer projects.
  • Roschmann Glas GmbH, which employs roughly 50 people, is being acquired by a company in the Ertl Glas group, preserving operations at the site.
  • Four companies in the Roschmann Group entered insolvency with differing prospects, while investor solutions have been secured for the US and UK units and a structured process is underway for the French entities.
  • The crisis is attributed to weaker markets, lower order volumes, project delays, late payments, and rising costs after years of restructuring attempts, with reports that parts were unprofitable since 2020.