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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Postal And Courier Activities 53.20 - Other postal and courier activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 January 2021
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
22 September 2021
Description
The parcel service provider GLS, a British-owned logistics company based in Amsterdam, will expand its international distribution centre in Jihlava and create up 100 new jobs by autumn 2021. The company has already started the construction of a new hall with an investment of €12 million. The company accelerated its plans due to the increase in online shopping last year marked by the COVID-19 crisis.
The Jihlava centre currently employs 250 people.
Globally, GLS with 17,000 staff worldwide operates directly and via a partnership network within 41 European countries, eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces.
Eurofound (2021), GLS Czech Republic, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 103188, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103188.
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