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Professional Services Professional Services And Management Consultancy Activities Of Head Offices; Management Consultancy Activities 70 - Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1,200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 January 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007
Description
As an international service company, the German TÜV Rheinland Group certifies the safety and quality of new and existing products, systems and services.
It is the largest company of its kind worldwide and employs a global workforce of 10,400.
According to a January 2007 announcement TÜV Rheinland expects to expand its global operations by 10% in 2007 and to create 1,200 new jobs worldwide. Out of these 300 will be created in Germany and another 900 in other countries - no further country information is given.
Sources
20 January 2007: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
20 January 2007: Handelsblatt
Citation
Eurofound (2007), TÜV Rheinland, Business expansion in World, factsheet number 64803, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64803.
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