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Manufacturing (32) Other manufacturing 32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys 32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys
600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 September 2006
Employment effect (start)
19 September 2006
Foreseen end date
Description
The Danish toy manufacturer Lego Group has opened a new distribution and logistic centre in Jirny near Prague and already hired 280 people. In total, this project will create 600 new jobs at the final stage. Czech Republic has become the most favourite logistics destination in the Middle Europe.
Sources
20 September 2006: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2006), LEGO, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 64115, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64115.