Wacker Neuson

Type
Business expansion
Country
Austria
Region
Westösterreich; Oberösterreich; Linz-Wels
Location of affected unit(s)
Hörsching
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.9 - Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery
28.92 - Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
28 September 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
28 September 2012

Description

German-Austrian manufacturer of construction machinery Wacker-Neuson has recently opened a new site and thus increased its staff numbers by 200 employees.

The company invested some EUR 65 million in the new site in Hörsching, close to Linz in Upper Austria, making it the largest single investment in the company's history. Construction of the new building took some 11 months.

Sources

  • 28 September 2012: Der Standard

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Wacker Neuson, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 74261, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74261.