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Professional Services Professional, Scientific And Technical Activities Other Professional, Scientific And Technical Activities 74.90 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 November 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
Austrian weather services provider Ubimet is to double its workforce in 2014, creating 150 new jobs. Positions are to be created in research, IT, meteorology, product development, innovation and business development.
The company profits from strong growth and many new customers. It recently moved to a new office building in Vienna.
Ubimet was founded in 2004 as a two-person business. By now, it is one of the biggest and fastest growing private providers of meteorological services in Europe. In 2012, Red Bull has become half owner of the company.
Sources
22 November 2013: Wirtschaftsblatt
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Ubimet, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 76263, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76263.
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