Just 23 of the Cavaliers Spinners' employees left without a job after the company restructured are still searching for work.
Cavalier announced in April that it would restructure the company, with the bulk of its work moving to Napier. All 108 spinning jobs will be lost in Whanganui and 40 different jobs in felting will be created, making a total of 68 job losses in Whanganui. The company's spinning operation will move from its factory in Castlecliff to its plant in Napier. Meanwhile, the felting factory in Christchurch would be shut, with a loss of 36 jobs, and that operation would move to Whanganui.
The restructuring project is due to be complete on October 28.
Cavalier worker Tony Mudgway has been employed part-time in a job seeker role for the past few months, helping his co-workers find other positions.
Mr Mudgway said things had been tough for the workers since the restructuring was announced, but staff had been doing their best to get the job done.