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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.9 - Manufacture of other electrical equipment
800 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 May 2014
Employment effect (start)
3 June 2014
Foreseen end date
Description
Sopem, manufacturer of automatic motors for roller shutters and gates, announced it plans to create 800 jobs at its new factory in Niepołomice. The factory was opened on 3 June 2014 in the Krakow Technology Park (special economic zone). According to the source, the investment is worth PLN 120 million. Sopem is a part of SOMFY group, which currently operates in 40 countries.
Sources
26 May 2014: Rzeczpospolita
20 May 2014: Gazeta Wyborcza
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Sopem, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 77128, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77128.
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