Arcont

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovenia
Region
Slovenija; Vzhodna Slovenija; Pomurska
Location of affected unit(s)
Gornja Radgona
Sector
Manufacturing
(24 - 25) Manufacture of metals
25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
130 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
2 July 2010
Employment effect (start)
31 March 2010
Foreseen end date
30 September 2010

Description

Arcont, a producer of residential (office, sanitary) cabins in Europe located in Gornja Radgona in Pomurska region, is to create 130 new jobs which will bring total employment to 599 people. The job creation is attributed to the increase in orders after severe financial problems that the company had experienced in 2008 and early 2010. Since March 2010, Arcont has employed 66 new employees and will recruit another 64 people by the end of September. The company is majority owned by Austrian company Containex.

Sources

  • 2 July 2010: Delo

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Arcont, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 70686, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70686.