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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
700 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 September 2007
Employment effect (start)
5 September 2007
Foreseen end date
Description
Qisda, a subsidiary of the Taiwanese group BenQ that specialises in the production of electronic equipment, has opened a new plant in Brno that has created at least 700 new jobs. The new plant will produce LCD monitors and television screens. BenQ Group also operates two other sites in Brno at which 600 are employed. The opening of the new site in Brno is part of a plan by the BenQ Group to expand across Europe.
Sources
5 September 2007: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Qisda, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 65768, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65768.