Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
Honeywell Technologies, a US-based industrial automation and technology company, announced the creation of nearly 100 jobs at its new Customer Solutions Center in Monza, Lombardy, Italy. The new 2,200-square-metre facility will support customers across Western Europe and the United Kingdom in adopting advanced automation, industrial artificial intelligence, digitalisation and cybersecurity solutions, with around 80% of the positions representing newly created roles in engineering, integration, testing and technical support.
The restructuring consists of an expansion investment aimed at strengthening the company's Process Automation activities and supporting growth in sectors such as energy infrastructure, battery storage, life sciences and industrial digitalisation.
Eurofound (2026), Honeywell, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 301187, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/301187.
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