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Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 47.74 - Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 May 2023
Employment effect (start)
25 May 2023
Foreseen end date
31 December 2023
Description
The Bulgarian subsidiary of the Swedish company SHL Healthcare will open 150 new jobs in its new facility for the production of medical products. The company specialises in the production of slings for patients, mattresses to prevent pressure ulcers, pumps and medical products for the treatment of patients in hospitals, nursing homes and for home use.
The factory in Sofia is located on an area of 5000 sq. m. It was fully acquired by the manufacturer in 2022 and will be managed by its local subsidiary SNL Healthcare Bulgaria. It plans to increase the production of medical slings, and choppers with a mechanism for the treatment of lymphedema and measuring systems for hospital beds.
Currently, the company has more than 5300 employees in Switzerland, Taiwan, Sweden, USA, as well as a production base in China.
Eurofound (2023), SHL Healthcare Bulgaria, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 109087, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/109087.
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