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Ostösterreich; Niederösterreich; Wiener Umland/Südteil
Location of affected unit(s)
Gumpoldskirchen
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Other Manufacturing 32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 March 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 October 2009
Description
About 150 new high-skill jobs will be created at Novomatic Austria headquarters in Gumpoldskirchen, Lower Austria. On 5 March 2008 Franz Wohlfahrt, the company Chief Executive Officer, announced the construction of a new R&D plant as well as new administration premises. The work is expected to be completed by October 2009.
The Gumpoldskirchen workforce will increase from the current 650 to 800. The company’s total workforce throughout the country currently stands at approximately 2,000. Novomatic Austria is a subsidiary of the international Novomatic Group, one of the world’s leading providers of high-tech gaming equipment.
Sources
5 March 2008: Der Standard
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Infineon Austria, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 66435, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66435.
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