BenQ

Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Jihovýchod; Jihomoravský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Brno-Tuřany
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
1,300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 August 2006
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2006
Foreseen end date

Description

The Czech subsidiary of Taiwan manufacturer of LCD monitors, displays and TV screens, is to open its second plant in the Czech Republic in Brno-Tuřany in October 2006. The expansion will bring 300 new jobs. The company, operating in the Czech Republic since August 2005, would thus double the current number of its workers in the country. Additionally, the company is planning to establish its own manufacturing facility that would employ another 1,000 people.

Sources

  • 14 August 2006: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2006), BenQ, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 63895, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63895.