Carthago

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovenia
Region
Slovenija; Vzhodna Slovenija; Pomurska
Location of affected unit(s)
Odranci
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.2 - Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
29.2 - Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
151 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
3 November 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2010
Foreseen end date
1 January 2012

Description

On 3 November 2010, German company Carthago, which, in 2008, relocated part of its production of motor homes from Germany to Slovenia, announced further expansion and will hire additional 151 workers (see factsheet ID 11407).

The factory is located in Odranci, village in the North-East part Slovenia known for the highest unemployment rate in the country. Initial employment of 150 people has already increased by 41 workers and will further increase by another 110 after finishing the investment in new capacities. Carthago will have a total workforce of 301 by the beginning of 2012.

Sources

  • 3 November 2010: Delo

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Carthago, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 71225, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71225.