Type
Business expansion
Country
Denmark
Region
Århus amt;
Location of affected unit(s)
Ringkøbing
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment
Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.

200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
7 October 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2011
Foreseen end date

Description

Danish windmill manufacturer Vestashas has just hired 200 new employees at the plant in Ringkøbing. The company had reduced its workforce by 2,000 employees in 2010.  The management stated that the hiring of new staff is attributed to increased production of V112 windmills. Vestas has 21,700 employees worldwide and 6,500 in Denmark.


Sources

  • 7 October 2011: Jyllands-posten.dk

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Vestas, Business expansion in Denmark, factsheet number 72566, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72566.