Celestica

Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Jihovýchod; Jihomoravský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Ráječko (Blansko region)
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
1,200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
28 June 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 September 2006

Description

Since March 2006 the Canadian electronic producer Celestica has already created 1,000 new jobs at its Czech site in Ráječko (Blansko region). Overall, the company now employs 2,000 workers and is going to employ a further 200 people by the end of September 2006. The plant specializes in the production of parts for IBM computers and Nokia mobile phones. In April 2005, Celestica announced the closure of plants in France and Spain and signalled its intention to offshore to the Czech Republic.

Sources

  • 28 June 2006: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Celestica, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 63693, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63693.