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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 March 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
SQS Vláknová optika (Fibre Optics) is a Czech company specializing in manufacturing of passive optical interconnect modules and optical patchcords. The firm wants to invest several hundred million crowns into the production of optical data networks components (planar waveguide products). The company, located in Nová Paka, is going to increase the current staff of 300 workers by at least 200 people. The new project will need mainly university graduates
Sources
19 March 2007: CzechInvest
Citation
Eurofound (2007), SQS Vláknová optika (Fibre Optics), Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 65159, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65159.
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