Dell

Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Sachsen-Anhalt; Sachsen-Anhalt; Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt
Location of affected unit(s)
Halle
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
3 May 2005
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2005
Foreseen end date
31 December 2005

Description

American computer giant Dell will establish a distribution hub in Halle, Saxony Anhalt. 300 people will be hired. A spokesman for Dell said that the city of Halle and the state of Saxony Anhalt are very supportive and that the decision is at least partly due to that support. So far 6,500 people have applied for the 300 vacancies.

Sources

  • 15 August 2005: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
  • 3 May 2005: Dell Press Release

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Dell, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 62099, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/62099.