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European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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The family owned German group Viessmann announced on 5 December 2006 that the it wants to increase its market share in France. The company, a manufacturer of solar panels, currently employs 830 people in France and has experienced an annual sales growth of 22%. The group decided to accelerate its industrial and commercial development with a capital spending programme of 90 million euro spread out over six years (2005-2010). As a result of this, Viessmann France is expected to create 250 new jobs between December 2006 and December 2010.
Eurofound (2006), Viessmann France, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 64574, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64574.