Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines
49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines

250 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
29 January 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007

Description

The American giant of transport Fedex express train announced on 29 January 2007 that Fedex France will increase its activity in the country. Fedex currently employs 2,500 people in its various storage sites across France.

Between February and December 2007, Fedex France is expected to recruit between 200 and 250 new employees. The company wishes to replace air transport by high-speed trains for European short distance deliveries. As a result of this, the FedEx site at Roissy airport in Paris is expected to concentrate most of the new jobs.


Sources

  • 29 January 2007: Les Echos
  • 30 January 2007: La Tribune

Citation

Eurofound (2007), FedEx, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 64844, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64844.