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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.12 - Manufacture of fluid power equipment
57 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 April 2021
Employment effect (start)
3 April 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2023
Description
Finnish manufacturer of faucets Oras has announced that it will increase its workforce at the unit in Olesno by 15% within the next two years. The business expansion implies that new production halls will be launched as well 57 new jobs to be created between 2021 and 2023. The expansion is related to the company’ decision to relocate some operations from Finland to the unit in Poland. Oras plans to invest €1.5 million in the project. Local authorities welcomed the step.
Oras was founded in Finland in 1945. The company has its production facilities in the Czech Republic, Poland and Finland, employing 1,400 people. The company has been operating in Poland since 1998; currently, the Olesno facility employs 380 staff.
Eurofound (2021), Oras, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 104600, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/104600.
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