GE

Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Niedersachsen; Weser-Ems; Emsland
Location of affected unit(s)
Salzbergen
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
30 June 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

On 30 June 2008, the US-American company General Electrics (GE) announced the creation of 100 new jobs with the expansion of its activities in Salzbergen due to the lasting demand of its products. Since 2002, GE manufactures wind turbines in Salzbergen. 1000 employees are already working at the site in Salzbergen.

Sources

  • 30 July 2008: Handelsblatt

Citation

Eurofound (2008), GE, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 66811, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66811.