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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
800 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 February 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
28 February 2013
Description
The Czech company Wendell electronics, operating in electronic manufacturing services, has announced that it is to create between 600 and 800 new jobs with the expansion of its production capacity by March 2013. The new posts are for high skilled workers to be employed in the development centre and production facility. The company is located in Lanškroun and currently employs 200. As of February 2008, there is no information on when employment at the company's facility will commence.
Sources
11 February 2008: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Wendell electronics, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 66287, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66287.
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