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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 January 2006
Employment effect (start)
11 September 2006
Foreseen end date
Description
Maxcom Ltd. has started building a new factory for bicycles in the village of Tzaratzovo near Plovdiv. The BGN 20 million investment will be finalised in 8 months. The capacity of the fatory will be 500,000 bicycles per year and 500 new jobs will be created. The production of the new factory will be marketed under the trade mark 'Sprint' and most of its parts will come from well-known foreign trade marks - such as Japanese Shimano, said Maxcom.
Eurofound (2006), Maxcom Ltd. - Plovdiv, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 62787, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62787.
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