Vestas will lay off 220 staff as part of the integration of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MVOW) following its takeover of the joint venture.
The Danish manufacturer said the employees affected will primarily be in Denmark and a smaller number in Great Britain.
No lay offs are expected of hourly paid employees, the company said.
Vestas will now go into a consultation process with relevant employee representatives and aims to have clarity for most employees by end of January, it said.
Due to certain legal processes and requirements the process may take slightly longer outside Denmark.
Vestas CEO and group president Henrik Andersen (pictured) said: “It is never easy to make such a decision or say goodbye to good colleagues but integrating and simplifying two companies inherently creates overlaps between functions and it’s therefore necessary if we want to create a competitive and scalable organisation.”
Following today’s announcement Vestas employs more than 29,000 globally and around 6000 in Denmark across onshore and offshore activities.
The organisational integration, focused on “one shared operating model and unified culture” will continue throughout 2021 and include a consolidated and simplified organisational setup, which will be announced internally on 1 February.
Andersen said Vestas has, since announcing the agreement to acquire MVOW, “meticulously planned” how it can build a “united and strong Vestas organisation that can lead and scale up in both onshore and offshore wind”.
He added: “I want to thank everyone for their hard work and dedication during a difficult period where my colleagues have contributed to both the integration planning and execution of commercial commitments.”