The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Postal And Courier Activities 53 - Postal and courier activities
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 February 2021
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
Polish postal operator InPost has announced that it plans to create between 150 and 200 jobs at its new warehouse in Wodzisław Śląski. The company has purchased a 4.5-hectare plot of land for the investment, and the unit is expected to be operational in September 2021.
Inpost was founded in 2006. Currently, the company is the leader in offering logistics services in Poland. Inpost employs over 8,000 people and has over 11,000 self-service parcel dispatch and collection points across the country. Previous business expansion took place in August 2019 (1000 jobs created).
Eurofound (2021), Inpost, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 103687, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103687.
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