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Professional Services Scientific, Architectural And Engineering Technical Activities Architectural And Engineering Activities; Technical Testing And Analysis 71.12 - Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 March 2013
Employment effect (start)
11 March 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013
Description
ÅF, a Swedish technical consulting company, is planning to increase its workforce by 120 engineers in Gothenburg and Western Sweden during 2013.
In total, the company plans to hire around 3,000 people before 2015. Around 400 engineers will be employed in Gothenburg and Western Sweden within the next three years. The employment adjustment is due to the acquisition of Epsilon and Advansia in 2012, which strengthen ÅF's position in the market, as well as high levels of profitability. ÅF's fourth quarter operating profit of SEK 156 million (148) was the highest so far in the history of the company.
Today the ÅF Group has approximately 6,800 employees.
Sources
11 March 2013: Dagens Industri
Citation
Eurofound (2013), ÅF, Business expansion in Sweden, factsheet number 75076, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75076.
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