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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.24 - Cargo handling
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 July 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
Gas and oil extraction company United Oilfield Services (UOS) started building a logistic centre in Łowicz in the Łódź Special Economic Zone and announced plans to create at least 120 jobs there. The unit will be operational in January 2013.
Established in 2011, UOS was acquired by Enterprise Investors (EI).The company provides seismic, hydraulic fracturing, drilling and well completion services to companies involved in oil and gas extraction and production in Poland. Founded in 1990, Enterprise Investors specializes in managing private equity and venture capital funds in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe.
Sources
25 July 2012: Portal Spożywczy ()
Citation
Eurofound (2012), United Oilfield Services, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 74036, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74036.
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