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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Textiles 13 - Manufacture Of Textiles
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
2 August 2024
Employment effect (start)
30 July 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
The Fieratex S.A. company was founded in 1988 by the Anezoulakis family.
The company’s industrial facilities span 58 stremmata (approximately 14.3 acres) in Nea Santa, Kilkis. It was one of the leading textile companies in Greece, employing over 2,000 people in independent administration and management departments.
In recent years, the company has faced significant financial difficulties, stopped publishing its financial statements, reduced its workforce, and on June 5, the last 100 employees were placed on furlough.
On July 30, 2024, the company filed for bankruptcy at the primary Court of Kilkis, with the case scheduled to be heard on October 2, 2024. The remaining one hundred employees are expected to lose their jobs.
Eurofound (2024), Fieratex, Bankruptcy in Greece, factsheet number 201449, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201449.
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