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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture Of Articles Of Straw And Plaiting Materials 16.23 - Manufacture Of Other Builders' Carpentry And Joinery
160 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
31 May 2021
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2021
Foreseen end date
30 June 2021
Description
Jeld-Wen, a company manufacturing wooden doors and related products, plans to increase its production volume by a third in 2021. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has managed to strengthen their market position and find new clients. To meet the demand, they have decided to rearrange their work processes and thus as of June 2021, a 12-hour work schedule will be introduced in the factory. This requires the recruitment of additional 160 employees as soon as possible, which is unusual and positive news for the region, where 2,000 persons are currently registered as unemployed.
Eurofound (2021), Jeld-Wen, Business expansion in Estonia, factsheet number 104869, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/104869.
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