Cisco Belux

Type
Business expansion
Country
Belgium
Region
Vlaams Gewest; Prov. Vlaams-Brabant; Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde
Location of affected unit(s)
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
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
7 December 2006
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2007
Foreseen end date

Description

Cisco is an American group that supplies networking equipment and network management for the Internet. Cisco Belux, its Belgian unit, currently employs 850 workers and in 2006 it has recorded exceptional sales turnover, witnessing an increase of more than 20% on the previous year. As a result of this, the company announced on 7 December 2006 that it will hire between 100 and 140 people in 2007, mainly engineers and sales people.

Sources

  • 7 December 2006: La Libre Belgique

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Cisco Belux, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 64572, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64572.