Johnson Controls

Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Severovýchod; Liberecký kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Ceska Lipa
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
15 May 2014
Employment effect (start)
15 May 2014
Foreseen end date

Description

US producer of automotive components Johnson Controls has created 100 new jobs in a newly opened factory in Ceska Lipa and plans to expand the workforce with additional 120 staff by the end of 2015. The plant is currently running in a test mode and the full operation is scheduled for March 2015. This is Johnson Controls' fourth plant in the region.

Johnson Controls has been operating in the Czech Republic since 1992. Overall, the firm currently employs over 6,000 people in ten factories.

The Group globally employs about 170,000 workers in 150 countries.

For previous business expansion events see JC Interiors Czechia(Zatec) and Johnson Controls(Bor).

Sources

  • 15 May 2014: Finanční noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Johnson Controls, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 77091, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77091.