ÅF

Type
Business expansion
Country
Sweden
Region
Södra Sverige; Västsverige; Västra Götalands län
Location of affected unit(s)
Gothenburg, other locations
Sector
Professional Services
71 - Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
71.1 - Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
71.1 - Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
15 September 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

ÅF Group is a technical consulting company. They offer services and solutions for industrial processes, infrastructure projects and the development of products and IT systems. ÅF employs 4100 people of which around 3200 are employed in Sweden. 600 of these are nuclear engineers of which 300 are employed in Sweden.

Due to nuclear energy being a fast expanding sector at the moment, ÅF plans to increase its workforce in that area by 200 employees by the end of next year. 100 of these will be based in Sweden. The rest are spread out in the offices throughout Europe.

Sources

  • 15 September 2008: Dagens Industri

Citation

Eurofound (2008), ÅF, Business expansion in Sweden, factsheet number 67087, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67087.