Eaton Corporation

Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Střední Čechy; Středočeský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Roztoky
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.1 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
27.1 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
19 January 2012
Employment effect (start)
15 January 2012
Foreseen end date
1 February 2016

Description

Eaton Corporation, a provider of electrical components and systems for industrial, commercial and military use, is to create up to 300 new jobs with the opening of a new Innovation Centre in Roztoky near Prague.

Eaton, headquartered in the US, plans to recruit up to 50 highly skilled engineers in 2012 and to increase the total workforce to about 300 in the next four to five years.

The Innovation Centre will conduct research focused on the development of energy-efficient power systems and the electrification of transportation, vehicle and aircraft applications.

Sources

  • 19 January 2012: CzechInvest

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Eaton Corporation, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 73010, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73010.