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Construction Construction Of Buildings And Infrastructure Engineering Construction Of Buildings 41 - Construction of buildings
3,600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 December 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007
Description
Afer, the manufacturer of prefabricated houses, has experienced constant growth in the last decade. As a result of that, the company announced on 15 December 2006 its plans to build a new construction plant in Alonsotegui, Vizcaya, in 2007. This new site, which is expected to create around 3,600 jobs, will be devoted to the construction of complete modules for prefabricated houses. The investment is expected to have a positive effect on the transport sector as the modules will have to be transported to be assembled in the construction site.
Sources
15 December 2006: Cinco Días
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Afer, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 64754, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64754.
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