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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Other Manufacturing 32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 September 2020
Employment effect (start)
4 September 2020
Foreseen end date
Description
Polish producer of borad games Trefl has announced the creation of 200 jobs at its newly opened factory in Podłęże near Wieliczka, Poland. The recruitment process is still ongoing; the company is looking for production staff and machine operators. The factory, located in the Kraków Special Economic Zone, was built in accordance with the BREEAM certificate for sustainability standards. The Trefl builiding utilises gas heat pumps, photovoltaic systems, and exploits rainwater for sanitary installations.
Trefl was founded in 1985 as a family company; currently, the company is one of the largest puzzle manufacturer in Europe and a leading board game producer in Poland. Trefl procudes jigsaw puzzles, board games, game cards, toys and educational sets.
Eurofound (2020), Trefl, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 101808, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/101808.
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