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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25.12 - Manufacture Of Doors And Windows Of Metal
1,500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 January 2024
Employment effect (start)
11 January 2024
Foreseen end date
31 December 2024
Description
Eko-okna, a window manufacturer, has opened a factory in Wodzisław Śląski, where it will employ an additional 1,000-1,500 people by the end of 2024, reaching a total employment of 3000 people. The new factory is the company's second plant and includes production lines, warehouses and offices. The company is currently recruiting production workers for cutting, machining and assembling, hardware, milling and assembly work; the factory is also developing a sales department that recruits people with knowledge of foreign languages. Eko-Okna S.A. is a Polish manufacturer of plastic building products based in Kornice, specialising in the production of PVC and aluminium window and door joinery. The company is the largest window manufacturer in Europe and employs 13,000 people.
Eurofound (2024), Eko-okna, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 200678, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200678.
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