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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 August 2014
Employment effect (start)
7 August 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
Textile company Trim Leader expands its production in Slovakia and will create 150 new jobs in Stara Lubovna. The firm produces textile and leather seat covers for cars and employs about 1,000 staff in the country. Business expansion is attributed to new contracts with car producers and the establishment of the new production unit in Stara Lubovna was motivated by availability of qualified workforce in the region.
Sources
7 August 2014: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Trim Leader, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 77458, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77458.
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