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Manufacturing (32) Other manufacturing 32.3 - Manufacture of sports goods 32.3 - Manufacture of sports goods
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 September 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 July 2007
Description
Nike, the sportswear and equipment supplier announced on 29 September 2006 the expansion of its European supply center in Laakdal.
As a result of this decision, some 150 new jobs will be created following the building of a new supply center of 30,000 m². At present, 1,300 workers are employed at the Nike Company in Laakdal.
Sources
29 September 2006: Het Laaste Nieuws
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Nike, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 64217, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64217.