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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Manufacture Of Furniture 31 - Manufacture of furniture
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 March 2007
Employment effect (start)
30 April 2007
Foreseen end date
Description
Blika, the Danish manufacturer of storage units, is transferring its production from Esbjerg in Denmark to Trebišov in Slovakia. However, according to Blika's General Director Michael Godfredsen, the company’s logistics, marketing and sales will be still managed from Denmark. Trial production will start in April 2007 and around 100 new jobs will be created in the first stage of the investment. Modern robotized technology allows producing around 10,000 furniture units per year there. Blika project manager Finn Melgaard announced further expansion and new job creation in the region.
Sources
13 March 2007: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Blika, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 65083, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65083.
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