The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Yorkshire and the Humber; North Yorkshire; North Yorkshire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Thorne
Sector
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles 47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
350 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
8 December 2007
Employment effect (start)
8 December 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007
Description
MFI, a furniture manufacture and retailer, has announced that it is to create 350 jobs with the development of a new distribution facility, in the village of Thorne, near Doncaster by the end of 2007. According to the management, the new facility will provide its customers with more efficient service delivery thanks to its good location and innovative technology.
Sources
8 December 2007: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2007), MFI, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 66091, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66091.
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