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Austrian manufacturer of prefabricated houses Elk announced to hire 100 new employees in Schrems (Austria) and Plana (Czech Republic). Jobs will be created in construction, interior fittings and order management.
The ELK Group specializes in off-site manufactured houses, notably timber frame construction. The company sold more than 1.600 houses in 2010. The company employs close to 1350 employees in its factories in Austria, the Czech Republic and Germany.
Sources
13 November 2011: Wirtschaftsblatt
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Elk Group, Business expansion in European Union, factsheet number 72714, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72714.